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Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends September 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Iguanodon or Mantellisaurus indeterminate bone section - Early Cretaceous - Compton Bay, Isle of Wight, England. Wessex Formation 2. Ptyctodontid placoderm tooth - Famennian, Late Devonian - Ketvergiai Quarry, Klaipeda District, Western Lithuania 3. Dipteridae fossil dental plate - Famennian, Late Devonian - Ketvergiai Quarry, Klaipeda District, Western Lithuania 4. Enchodus petrosus Saber-Tooth Salmon jaw section with 2 partial and 1 complete tooth - Late Cretaceous, Navesink Formation - Big Brook, Colts Neck, New Jersey 5. Plesiosaurid cf Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus paddle digits and ribs - Jurassic, Charmouth Mudstone Formation - Charmouth, Dorset, England 6. Orodus sp., early shark tooth - LaSalle Limestone Member of the Bond Formation, Pennsylvanian - Oglesby, Illinois 7. Ichthyosaurus sp. (possibly I. communis) - Jurassic (Hettangian) - circa 190 MYA - Preplanobis Beds, Lavernock Point, UK 8. Listracanthus hystrix (4 associated shark dermal denticles) - Pennsylvanian, Mecca Quarry Shale - Starved Rock Clay Products Pit, Utica, Illinois 9. Two acanthodian fish spines - Pennsylvanian, Mecca Quarry Shale - Starved Rock Clay Products Pit, Utica, Illinois 10. Holosteus sp. fish - Oligocene - Rogi, Poland 11. Allopleuron hofmanni (Sea-turtle) 4 verts in association with the back of the shield - Maastrichtian, Emael Formation - Eben-Emael, Belgium 12. Carcharocles aksuaticus shark tooth - Woodstock Member, Nanjemoy FM, Ypresian, Eocene - Maryland 13. Hybodont tooth, likely central cusp - Jurassic - Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK 14. cf. Saurornitholestes langstoni (Dromaeosaurid) tooth - Campanian, Judith River formation - Valley County, Montana

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends September 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Bredya sp. ammonite - Late Toarcian, Aalenian - Juodikiai Gravel Quarry, Klaipeda District, Western Lithuania 2. Trocholites sp. nautiloid - Lasnamagi formation, Middle Darriwilian (Middle Ordovician) - Juodikiai Gravel Quarry, Klaipeda District, Western Lithuania 3. Parasmilia solitary coral - Lower Cretaceous, Comanche Peak Fm. - Central Texas, USA (western area of Bell County, TX) 4. Phacops (Phacops) aff. fecundus degener and Phacops sp. trilobites - Early Devonian (Emsian) - Col d'Aubisque, Pyrénées Atlantiques, France 5. Kobyastraea sp. coral - Bajocian oolitic limestone - SW France, ‘causse de Martel’ (near Lot valley) 6. Aphelaspis brachyphasis trilobite split with dual-sided plate - Cambrian, Conasauga Fm (~500 MYA) - Chatsworth, Georgia 7. Asteroceras and Promicroceras ammonites - Jurassic - Lyme Regis, Dorset, England 8. Spirifer sp. brachiopod - Mississippian - Benton County, Missouri 9. Terataspis grandis (trilobite pygidium fragment) - L. Devonian, Bois Blanc Fm. - London, Canada (imported fill) 10. Texigryphaea graysonana pelecypod death plate - Cretaceous, Duck Creek Formation -Lake Texoma, Texas 11. Olenaspella chrisnewi trilobite - Upper Cambrian McKay Group, Upper Cambrian - Site 15, Bull River Valley, BC, Canada 12. Euterphoceras sublaevigatum nautilus - Cenomanian - Calais, France

REMINDER: PLEASE carefully read ALL of the rules below. Make sure you include all the required information, IN THE REQUESTED FORMAT (below) when you submit your fossil! If you have a question about a possible entry, please send me a PM. Please pay special attention to Rule #5: Before and After Preparation Photos must be submitted for prepped specimens NOT found during the Month of the Contest. In addition to keeping the contest fair, this new qualification will encourage better documentation of our spectacular past finds. Entries will be taken until 11:59:00 PM EDT on AUGUST 31, 2019 Any fossil submitted after that time, even if the topic is still open, will be deemed ineligible! Only entries posted with CLEAR photos and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Photos of the winning specimens may be posted to TFF's Facebook page. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month. In addition to the fun of a contest, we also want to learn more about the fossils. Tell us more about your fossil, and why you think it is worthy of the honor. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Best of success to all, and good hunting! *********************************** Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests Find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found personally by you are allowed. NO PURCHASED FOSSILS. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. (Only two entries per member per contest category.) Your fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or Significant Preparation * of your fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. You must include the Date of Discovery (when found in the contest month); or the Date of Preparation Completion and Date of Discovery (if not found in the contest month). Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. Please make sure you arrange for photos if someone else is preparing your fossil find and completes the prep requirements in the contest month. You must include the Common and/or Scientific Name. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the fossil was found. You must include the State, Province, or region where the fossil was found. You must include CLEAR, cropped, well-lit images (maximum 4 images). If you are proud enough of your fossil to submit it for FOTM, spend some time to take good photos to show off your fossil. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims. * Significant Preparation = Substantial work to reveal and/or repair important diagnostic features, resulting in a dramatic change in the look of the fossil. The qualification of Significant Preparation is decided at the discretion of staff. Any doubts as to the eligibility of the entry will be discussed directly with the entrant. ******* Please use the following format for the required information: ******* Date of Discovery Scientific and/or Common Name Geologic Age or Geologic Formation State, Province, or Region Found Photos of Find (Please limit to 4 clear, cropped, and well-lit images.) (If prepped, before and after photos are required, please.)

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends August 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Hippurites colliciatus rudist - Campanian, St. Bartholomä Formation, Gosau Group - St. Bartholomä, Styria, Austria 2. Vaccinites alpinus rudist - Campanian, St. Bartholomä Formation, Gosau Group - St. Bartholomä, Styria, Austria 3. Mesopuzosia pacifica titanic ammonite - Late Cretaceous (Coniacian) Yezu Group - Mikasa, Hokkaido Prefecture, Japan 4. Mediospirifer auduculus brachiopod with unknown crinoid holdfast - Devonian, Moscow Formation - Penn Dixie Fossil Park, New York 5. Bellaclathrus spinosus brachiopods - Permian, Fort Apache Member, Schnebly Hill Formation - northeastern Gila County, Arizona 6. Platystrophia sp. brachiopod with quartz crystals - Ordovician - Maysville, Kentucky 7. Atactotoechus fruticosus bryozoan - Middle Devonian, Moscow, Kashong Member - Livingston County, New York 8. Treptoceras crebriseptum orthoconic nautiloid - Upper Ordovician (~440-445 mya), Georgian Bay Formation - Toronto, Ontario, Canada 9. Promicroceras, Asteroceras, Xipheroceras and Cymbites ammonite death assemblage - Lower Jurassic, Sinemurian - Charmouth, Dorset, England 10. Flexicalymene granulosa trilobite - Upper Ordovician, Georgian Bay Formation - Mimico Creek, Etobicoke, Ontario, Canada 11. Unidentified (trigonotarbid?) arachnid - Late Carboniferous (Westphalian D), Osnabrück Fm. - Piesberg quarry near Osnabrück, Germany 12. Near-complete frond of Mariopteris nervosa - Late Carboniferous (Westphalian D), Osnabrück Fm. - Piesberg quarry near Osnabrück, Germany 13. Corocrinus calypso four associated crinoid cr owns - Middle Devonian, Erian, Arkona Formation - Arkona, Ontario, Canada

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends August 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Otodus sp. shark tooth - Eocene, London Clay Formation - Suffolk, England 2. Acanthocybium wahoo vertebrae - Miocene, likely Eastover Formation - Potomac River, Virginia 3. Carcharodon carcharias, great white shark tooth - Neogene, Yorktown Formation - Green Mills Run, Greenville, North Carolina 4. Articulated ichthyosaur vertebrae with rib, paddle bone and belemnites - Jurassic - Yorkshire Coast, UK 5. Gwyneddichnium reptile trackways - Triassic, Passiac Formation - Bucks County, Pennsylvania 6. Tyrannosaurid tooth (cf. Gorgosaurus libratus) - Late Cretaceous (Campanian), Judith River formation - Valley County, Montana 7. Saivodus striatus shark tooth - Mississippian/Lower Carboniferous, Visean, Blackhall Limestone - Fife, Scotland 8. Ichthyosaur bones (4 paddle bones and one other bone) and some belemnites - Lower Jurassic, Posidonia Shale - Holzmaden, Germany 9. Sandalodus sp. cartilaginous fish tooth plate - La Salle Limestone Member of the Pennsylvanian Bond Formation - Near Oglesby in LaSalle County, Illinois

REMINDER: PLEASE carefully read ALL of the rules below. Make sure you include all the required information, IN THE REQUESTED FORMAT (below) when you submit your fossil! If you have a question about a possible entry, please send me a PM. Please pay special attention to Rule #5: Before and After Preparation Photos must be submitted for prepped specimens NOT found during the Month of the Contest. In addition to keeping the contest fair, this new qualification will encourage better documentation of our spectacular past finds. Entries will be taken until 11:59:00 PM EDT on JULY 31, 2019 Any fossil submitted after that time, even if the topic is still open, will be deemed ineligible! Only entries posted with CLEAR photos and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Photos of the winning specimens may be posted to TFF's Facebook page. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month. In addition to the fun of a contest, we also want to learn more about the fossils. Tell us more about your fossil, and why you think it is worthy of the honor. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Best of success to all, and good hunting! *********************************** Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests Find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found personally by you are allowed. NO PURCHASED FOSSILS. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. (Only two entries per member per contest category.) Your fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or Significant Preparation * of your fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. You must include the Date of Discovery (when found in the contest month); or the Date of Preparation Completion and Date of Discovery (if not found in the contest month). Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. Please make sure you arrange for photos if someone else is preparing your fossil find and completes the prep requirements in the contest month. You must include the Common and/or Scientific Name. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the fossil was found. You must include the State, Province, or region where the fossil was found. You must include CLEAR, cropped, well-lit images (maximum 4 images). If you are proud enough of your fossil to submit it for FOTM, spend some time to take good photos to show off your fossil. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims. * Significant Preparation = Substantial work to reveal and/or repair important diagnostic features, resulting in a dramatic change in the look of the fossil. The qualification of Significant Preparation is decided at the discretion of staff. Any doubts as to the eligibility of the entry will be discussed directly with the entrant. ******* Please use the following format for the required information: ******* Date of Discovery Scientific and/or Common Name Geologic Age or Geologic Formation State, Province, or Region Found Photos of Find (Please limit to 4 clear, cropped, and well-lit images.) (If prepped, before and after photos are required, please.)

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends July 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Pinus sp. and Pinus brevis cones - Miocene - Chłapowo, Poland 2. Flexicalymene croneisi trilobite - Ordovician, Lindsay Fm, Hillier Member - Bowmanville, Ontario, Canada 3. Donaciinae subfamily (aquatic leaf beetle) elytron imprint - Miocene - Juodikiai Quarry, Klaipeda district, Western Lithuania 4. Apiaceae indet. (carrot family) seed - Miocene - Juodikiai Quarry, Klaipeda district, western Lithuania. 5. Menuites ammonite in bryozoan colony - Late Cretaceous, Wenonah Formation - Monmouth County, New Jersey 6. Eurypterus remipes eurypterid - Late Silurian, Phelps Member, Bertie Group - Herkimer County, New York 7. Harpoceras and Dactylioceras gracile ammonites - Lower Jurassic, Upper Lias - Sandsend, near Whitby in Yorkshire, England 8. Periarchus pileussinensis sand dollars with Chlamys scallop fragment - Eocene, Tivola Limestone (~35 mya) - Perry, Georgia 9. Chlamys spillmani clinchfieldensis scallop - Eocene, Tivola Limestone (~35 mya) - Perry, Georgia 10. Crickites sp. goniatite - Late Devonian, Frasnian - Chimay, Belgium 11. Eldredgeops rana trilobite with Stereolasma rectum horn coral - Devonian - Hamburg, New York 12. Olenoides nevadensis with associated Elrathia kingii trilobites - Cambrian, Wheeler Shale - U-dig quarry near Delta, Utah

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends July 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Pseudemys floridana or P. williamsi turtle with predation marks - Miocene-Holocene, Bone Valley Formation - Peace River, Florida 2. Protitanichthys cf. rockportensis arthrodire placoderm - Mid-Devonian, Widder Fm - Arkona, Ontario, Canada 3. Perch like scale (Perciformes indet.) - Cenomanian-Turonian (Middle Cretaceous) - Coast of Karkle Village, Klaipeda District, Western Lithuania 4. Scale of Trachichthyoidei indet. (slimehead relative)- Cenomanian-Turonian (Middle Cretaceous) - Coast of Karkle Village, Klaipeda District, Western Lithuania 5. Bird flight feather - Eocene Period, Green River Formation (18” layer) - Lincoln County, Wyoming 6. Theropod dinosaur claw (possibly Dromaeosaurid/Velociraptorine - Nuthetes sp.) - Lower Cretaceous, Hastings Beds, Wealden Supergroup (135 mya) - Sussex, England 7. Ichthyosaur jaw bone with teeth - Lower Jurassic, Posidonia Shale - Holzmaden, Germany 8. Russellosaurina mosasaur associated vertebrae - Late Cretaceous, Early Coniacian, Austin Group, Lower Atco Formation - North Texas

REMINDER: PLEASE carefully read ALL of the rules below. Make sure you include all the required information, IN THE REQUESTED FORMAT (below) when you submit your fossil! If you have a question about a possible entry, please send me a PM. Please pay special attention to Rule #5: Before and After Preparation Photos must be submitted for prepped specimens NOT found during the Month of the Contest. In addition to keeping the contest fair, this new qualification will encourage better documentation of our spectacular past finds. Entries will be taken until 11:59:00 PM EDT on JUNE 30, 2019 Any fossil submitted after that time, even if the thread is still open, will be deemed ineligible! Only entries posted with CLEAR photos and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Photos of the winning specimens may be posted to TFF's Facebook page. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month. In addition to the fun of a contest, we also want to learn more about the fossils. Tell us more about your fossil, and why you think it is worthy of the honor. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Best of success to all, and good hunting! *********************************** Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests Find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found personally by you are allowed. NO PURCHASED FOSSILS. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. (Only two entries per member per contest category.) Your fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or Significant Preparation * of your fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. You must include the Date of Discovery (when found in the contest month); or the Date of Preparation Completion and Date of Discovery (if not found in the contest month). Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. Please make sure you arrange for photos if someone else is preparing your fossil find and completes the prep requirements in the contest month. You must include the Common and/or Scientific Name. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the fossil was found. You must include the State, Province, or region where the fossil was found. You must include CLEAR, cropped, well-lit images (maximum 4 images). If you are proud enough of your fossil to submit it for FOTM, spend some time to take good photos to show off your fossil. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims. * Significant Preparation = Substantial work to reveal and/or repair important diagnostic features, resulting in a dramatic change in the look of the fossil. The qualification of Significant Preparation is decided at the discretion of staff. Any doubts as to the eligibility of the entry will be discussed directly with the entrant. ******* Please use the following format for the required information: ******* Date of Discovery Scientific and/or Common Name Geologic Age or Geologic Formation State, Province, or Region Found Photos of Find (Please limit to 4 clear, cropped, and well-lit images.) (If prepped, before and after photos are required, please.)

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends June 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Mecaster scutiger echinoid anoxic mortality cluster - Cretaceous, Cenomanian (Tentúgal Fm, I level) - Montemor-o-Velho, Coimbra, Portugal 2. Stromatoporid (with bonus nautiloid) - Likely Devonian (formation uncertain) - Champaign, Illinois 3. Pleurodictyum americanum (tabulate coral) attached to a crinoid calyx (Megistocrinus?) - Middle Devonian, Moscow Formation - Livingston County, New York 4. Echinocaris punctata phyllocarid - Middle Devonian (Givetian), Moscow formation, Hamilton group - Madison county, New York 5. Triarthrus eatoni trilobite (ventral view with eggs) - Ordovician - Beecher's Beds, Walcott Quarry, near Rome, New York 6. Psammichnites? ichnofossil, molluscan feeding trail - Carboniferous - Kilkee, Ireland 7. Coeloma vigil crab - Eocene - Provence, France 8. Cenocerus nautiloid - Early Jurassic - Mappleton, Yorkshire, UK

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends June 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Marine reptile bones (possibly Plesiosaur) - Lower Jurassic, Posidonia Shale - Holzmaden, Germany 2. Titanosaurid indet. caudal vertebra - Campanian, Upper Cretaceous - Provence, France 3. Mamenchisaurid sauropod ischium (pair) - Middle Jurassic (Bajocian, 170 mya), Xinghe Formation - Gansu, China 4. Ptychodus marginalis hybodontiform shark tooth - Cretaceous, Turonian (Eagle Ford South Bosque Member) - Travis County, Texas 5. Ichthyosaur jaw - Lower Jurassic - Whitby, Yorkshire Coast, UK 6. Labrodon batesfordiensis? pharyngeal tooth plate - Batesford Limestone, 23-15 mya - Batesford Quarry, Victoria, Australia

REMINDER: PLEASE carefully read ALL of the rules below. Make sure you include all the required information, IN THE REQUESTED FORMAT (below) when you submit your fossil! If you have a question about a possible entry, please send me a PM. Please pay special attention to Rule #5: Before and After Preparation Photos must be submitted for prepped specimens NOT found during the Month of the Contest. In addition to keeping the contest fair, this new qualification will encourage better documentation of our spectacular past finds. Entries will be taken until 11:59:00 PM EDT on MAY 31, 2019 Any fossil submitted after that time, even if the thread is still open, will be deemed ineligible! Only entries posted with CLEAR photos and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Photos of the winning specimens may be posted to TFF's Facebook page. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month. In addition to the fun of a contest, we also want to learn more about the fossils. Tell us more about your fossil, and why you think it is worthy of the honor. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Best of success to all, and good hunting! *********************************** Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests Find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found personally by you are allowed. NO PURCHASED FOSSILS. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. (Only two entries per member per contest category.) Your fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or Significant Preparation * of your fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. You must include the Date of Discovery (when found in the contest month); or the Date of Preparation Completion and Date of Discovery (if not found in the contest month). Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. Please make sure you arrange for photos if someone else is preparing your fossil find and completes the prep requirements in the contest month. You must include the Common and/or Scientific Name. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the fossil was found. You must include the State, Province, or region where the fossil was found. You must include CLEAR, cropped, well-lit images (maximum 4 images). If you are proud enough of your fossil to submit it for FOTM, spend some time to take good photos to show off your fossil. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims. * Significant Preparation = Substantial work to reveal and/or repair important diagnostic features, resulting in a dramatic change in the look of the fossil. The qualification of Significant Preparation is decided at the discretion of staff. Any doubts as to the eligibility of the entry will be discussed directly with the entrant. ******* Please use the following format for the required information: ******* Date of Discovery Scientific and/or Common Name Geologic Age or Geologic Formation State, Province, or Region Found Photos of Find (Please limit to 4 clear, cropped, and well-lit images.) (If prepped, before and after photos are required, please.)

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends May 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Angiospirifer sp. brachiopod - Tournaisian, Lowermost Carboniferous - Juodikiai Quarry, Klaipeda District, Western Lithuania 2. Angiospirifer sp. brachiopod - Tournaisian, Lowermost Carboniferous - Juodikiai Quarry, Klaipeda District, Western Lithuania 3. Petrified wood with pyrite - Gault Clay Formation, Lower Cretaceous - Compton Bay, Isle of Wight, England 4. Pachydiscus ammonite (with bonus inoceramid) - Ozan Formation, Cretaceous (84-71 Ma) - North Sulphur River, Texas 5. Nahecaris frankei (phyllocarid) - Emsian (Early Devonian) - Burg-Reuland, Belgium 6. cf. Bethanyphullum sp. rugose (horn) coral - Silica Shale Formation, Middle Devonian: Erian - Paulding, Ohio 7. (likely) Titanites sp ammonite - Kimmeridge Clay, Jurassic - West We are, Isle of Portland, UK 8. Sinespinaspis markhami trilobite - Cotton Formation, 435 Ma - Cotton Hill Quarry, NSW, Australia 9. Undescribed Calymenid trilobite - Gunningbland Formation, 450 Ma - Gunningbland, NSW, Australia 10. Crinoid cluster matrix - Carboniferous, Tournaisian - Kitab Geological Reserve, Uzbekistan 11. Tabulate coral - Devonian, Fammenian - Kitab Geological Reserve, Uzbekistan 12. Aphelaspis brachyphasis trilobite - Late Cambrian Conasauga Formation (~500 Ma) - Chatsworth, Georgia

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends May 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Psarolepis-related osteichthyan median spine - Pridoli stage, Late Silurian (Kaugatuma- Ohesaare formations) - Juodikiai Quarry, Klaipeda District, Western Lithuania 2. Ichnomylax-related dipnorhynchid lungfish dental plate - Zagare Formation, Late Famennian (Late Devonian) - Skaistgirys Quarry, Joniskis District, Northern Lithuania 3. Ichthyosaur (or possibly plesiosaur) Indet. 2cm tooth with jaw bone portion - Triassic - Aust Cliff, Gloucestershire, England 4. Mosasaur pterygoid - Ozan Formation, Cretaceous (84-71 Ma) - North Sulphur River, Texas 5. Unidentified placoderm (armored fish) interior surface of cranial plate - Silica Shale Formation, Middle Devonian: Erian - Paulding, Ohio 6. Variraptor tooth - Campanian - France 7. Ground sloth claw core (unknown exact species) - Pleistocene - Santander, Colombia 8. Columbian Mammoth maxilla with tooth - Pleistocene - Bone Valley, Florida

REMINDER: PLEASE carefully read ALL of the rules below. Make sure you include all the required information, IN THE REQUESTED FORMAT (below) when you submit your fossil! If you have a question about a possible entry, please send me a PM. Please pay special attention to Rule #5: Before and After Preparation Photos must be submitted for prepped specimens NOT found during the Month of the Contest. In addition to keeping the contest fair, this new qualification will encourage better documentation of our spectacular past finds. Entries will be taken until 11:59:00 PM EDT on APRIL 30, 2019 Any fossil submitted after that time, even if the thread is still open, will be deemed ineligible! Only entries posted with CLEAR photos and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Photos of the winning specimens may be posted to TFF's Facebook page. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month. In addition to the fun of a contest, we also want to learn more about the fossils. Tell us more about your fossil, and why you think it is worthy of the honor. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Best of success to all, and good hunting! *********************************** Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests Find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found personally by you are allowed. NO PURCHASED FOSSILS. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. (Only two entries per member per contest category.) Your fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or Significant Preparation * of your fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. You must include the Date of Discovery (when found in the contest month); or the Date of Preparation Completion and Date of Discovery (if not found in the contest month). Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. Please make sure you arrange for photos if someone else is preparing your fossil find and completes the prep requirements in the contest month. You must include the Common and/or Scientific Name. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the fossil was found. You must include the State, Province, or region where the fossil was found. You must include CLEAR, cropped, well-lit images (maximum 4 images). If you are proud enough of your fossil to submit it for FOTM, spend some time to take good photos to show off your fossil. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims. * Significant Preparation = Substantial work to reveal and/or repair important diagnostic features, resulting in a dramatic change in the look of the fossil. The qualification of Significant Preparation is decided at the discretion of staff. Any doubts as to the eligibility of the entry will be discussed directly with the entrant. ******* Please use the following format for the required information: ******* Date of Discovery Scientific and/or Common Name Geologic Age or Geologic Formation State, Province, or Region Found Photos of Find (Please limit to 4 clear, cropped, and well-lit images.) (If prepped, before and after photos are required, please.)

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends April 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Richmondichthys sweeti aspidorhynchid fish - Toolebuc Formation, Cretaceous - Central Queensland, Australia 2. Coelacanth scale - Parnu Stage, Early Eifelian, Lowermost Middle Devonian - Juodikiai quarry, Klaipeda district, Western Lithuania 3. Ceratodontidae lungfish tooth - Late Triassic - Juodikiai quarry, Klaipeda district, Western Lithuania 4. Capybara skull - Pleistocene - Brazos River, Texas 5. Crocodile dentary (probably Borealosuchus) - Wasatch Formation, Eocene - Sweetwater County, Wyoming 6. Lepidotes mantelli fish - Valanginian, Early Cretaceous - Sussex, UK 7. Petalodus shark tooth - Graham (Finis Shale) Formation, Pennsylvanian - Mineral Wells Fossil Park, Texas 8. Petalodontid shark tooth (likely Cynopodius crenulatus) - Kingswood Stromatolite Bed, Lower Carboniferous, Visean Stage, Asbian Substage - Fife, Scotland 9. Zygomaturus sp. (trilobus?) maxillary - Pleistocene - Queensland, Australia

REMINDER: PLEASE carefully read ALL of the rules below. Make sure you include all the required information, IN THE REQUESTED FORMAT (below) when you submit your fossil! If you have a question about a possible entry, please send me a PM. Please pay special attention to Rule #5: Before and After Preparation Photos must be submitted for prepped specimens NOT found during the Month of the Contest. In addition to keeping the contest fair, this new qualification will encourage better documentation of our spectacular past finds. Entries will be taken until 11:59:00 PM EDT on MARCH 31, 2019 Any fossil submitted after that time, even if the thread is still open, will be deemed ineligible! Only entries posted with CLEAR photos and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Photos of the winning specimens may be posted to TFF's Facebook page. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month. In addition to the fun of a contest, we also want to learn more about the fossils. Tell us more about your fossil, and why you think it is worthy of the honor. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Best of success to all, and good hunting! *********************************** Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests Find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found personally by you are allowed. NO PURCHASED FOSSILS. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. (Only two entries per member per contest category.) Your fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or Significant Preparation * of your fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. You must include the Date of Discovery (when found in the contest month); or the Date of Preparation Completion and Date of Discovery (if not found in the contest month). Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. Please make sure you arrange for photos if someone else is preparing your fossil find and completes the prep requirements in the contest month. You must include the Common and/or Scientific Name. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the fossil was found. You must include the State, Province, or region where the fossil was found. You must include CLEAR, cropped, well-lit images (maximum 4 images). If you are proud enough of your fossil to submit it for FOTM, spend some time to take good photos to show off your fossil. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims. * Significant Preparation = Substantial work to reveal and/or repair important diagnostic features, resulting in a dramatic change in the look of the fossil. The qualification of Significant Preparation is decided at the discretion of staff. Any doubts as to the eligibility of the entry will be discussed directly with the entrant. ******* Please use the following format for the required information: ******* Date of Discovery Scientific and/or Common Name Geologic Age or Geologic Formation State, Province, or Region Found Photos of Find (Please limit to 4 clear, cropped, and well-lit images.) (If prepped, before and after photos are required, please.)

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends April 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Calamites sp horsetail tree trunk segment - Pennsylvanian - Southeast Oklahoma 2. Stigmaria ficoides lycopsid tree rooting structure - Pennsylvanian - Southeast Oklahoma 3. Cryptaulax sp. gastropod - Bathonian-Callowian, Middle Jurassic - Juodikiai quarry, Klaipeda district, Western Lithuania 4. Pleurotomaria sp. gastropod - Bathonian-Callowian, Middle Jurassic - Juodikiai quarry, Klaipeda district, Western Lithuania 5. Orthocerid cephalopod - Fairview Formation, Late Ordovician - Northern Kentucky 6. Triplophyllum cliffordanum rugose corals - Fort Payne Chert, Early Missisipian - Ooltewah, Tennessee 7. Colonial coral (Cycloria?) - St. Bartholomä-formation, Gosau-group, Campanian, Late Cretaceous - St. Bartholomä, Styria, Austria 8. Cyclus americanus cycloid arthropod - Francis Creek Shale, Upper Carboniferous - Chowder Flats, Grundy County, Illinois 9. Mantelliceras mantelli ammonite - Cenomanian, Late Cretaceous - Cap Blanc Nez, France 10. Eldredgeops rana trilobite - Middle Devonian (Givetian), Upper Ludlowville, Hamilton Group - Madison county, New York

The winner of the February 2019 VFOTM goes to... Holmesina sp. giant armadillo jaw section - Late Pliocene-Pleistocene - Sarasota County, FL Congrats to @JBMugu!!!

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends March 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Cordylidae lizard osteoderm - Paleocene - Karkle village, Klaipeda district, Western Lithuania 2. Scorpaenidae teleost scale - Paleocene - Karkle village, Klaipeda district, Western Lithuania 3. Archosaur tooth (likely phytosaur Redondasaurus) - Late Triassic, ~204-202 mya - Redonda Formation, Quay County, NM 4. Cretoxyrhina (Ginsu Shark) - Blufftown Formation (Campanian) - South Alabama 5. Xiphactinus sp. fish tooth - Blufftown Formation (Campanian) - South Alabama 6. Holmesina sp. giant armadillo jaw section - Late Pliocene-Pleistocene - Sarasota County, FL 7. Sauropterygian reptile (probably Nothosaurus) vertebra and rib - Triassic (Muschelkalk/Keuper) - Germany, Baden-Württemberg 8. Coryphodon pantodont mammal canine and incisor tooth - Eocene - Southwestern Wyoming

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends March 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Divarilima sp. file clam fossil - Early Cretaceous - Kursenai town, Siauliai district, Northern Lithuania 2. Kogulanychia sp. bivalve (Ambonychiidae) - Ludlow, Late Silurian - Nikanciai village, Siauliai district, Northern Lithuania 3. Lepidostrobus sp. lepidodendron cone (strobile) - Westphalien B, Upper Carboniferous - near Lens, Northern France 4. Poterioceras cf. nautiloid - Late Devonian, Matagne Shales - Chimay, Belgium 5. Brachiopod and Crinoid columnal hash plate - Early Silurian/Red Mountain Formation - Dalton, GA 6. Allocrioceras hazzardi heteromorph ammonite - Boquillas formation, Late Cretaceous - Brewster County, TX 7. Neithea irregularis bivalve mollusk - Comanche Peak formation, Cretaceous - Bosque County, TX 8. Graptocarcinus texanus crab carapace - Buda formation, Cretaceous - Bexar county, TX

REMINDER: PLEASE carefully read ALL of the rules below. Make sure you include all the required information, IN THE REQUESTED FORMAT (below) when you submit your fossil! If you have a question about a possible entry, please send me a PM. Please pay special attention to Rule #5: Before and After Preparation Photos must be submitted for prepped specimens NOT found during the Month of the Contest. In addition to keeping the contest fair, this new qualification will encourage better documentation of our spectacular past finds. Entries will be taken until 11:59:00 PM EDT on FEBRUARY 28, 2019 Any fossil submitted after that time, even if the thread is still open, will be deemed ineligible! Only entries posted with CLEAR photos and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Photos of the winning specimens may be posted to TFF's Facebook page. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month. In addition to the fun of a contest, we also want to learn more about the fossils. Tell us more about your fossil, and why you think it is worthy of the honor. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Best of success to all, and good hunting! *********************************** Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests Find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found personally by you are allowed. NO PURCHASED FOSSILS. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. (Only two entries per member per contest category.) Your fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or Significant Preparation * of your fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. You must include the Date of Discovery (when found in the contest month); or the Date of Preparation Completion and Date of Discovery (if not found in the contest month). Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. Please make sure you arrange for photos if someone else is preparing your fossil find and completes the prep requirements in the contest month. You must include the Common and/or Scientific Name. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the fossil was found. You must include the State, Province, or region where the fossil was found. You must include CLEAR, cropped, well-lit images (maximum 4 images). If you are proud enough of your fossil to submit it for FOTM, spend some time to take good photos to show off your fossil. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims. * Significant Preparation = Substantial work to reveal and/or repair important diagnostic features, resulting in a dramatic change in the look of the fossil. The qualification of Significant Preparation is decided at the discretion of staff. Any doubts as to the eligibility of the entry will be discussed directly with the entrant. ******* Please use the following format for the required information: ******* Date of Discovery Scientific and/or Common Name Geologic Age or Geologic Formation State, Province, or Region Found Photos of Find (Please limit to 4 clear, cropped, and well-lit images.) (If prepped, before and after photos are required, please.)

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends February 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Flexicalymene senaria association with gastropod steinkern Fusispira nobilis - Verulam Formation, Middle Ordovician (472-461 mya) - Brechin, Ontario, Canada 2. Lithophaga sp. (steinkern) in upper valve of radiolitid rudist - St. Bartholomä Formation (Campanian), Cretaceous (83-72 mya) - St. Bartholomä, Styria, Austria 3. Eucycloscala sp. gastropod - Middle Oxfordian, Late Jurassic (163-157 mya) - Juodikiai quarry, Klaipeda district, Northwestern Lithuania 4. Modiolopsis sp. bivalve mollusk - Ludlow Group, Late Silurian (427-423 mya) - Kursenai town, Siauliai district, Northern Lithuania 5. Eldredgeops rana trilobite with predation or scavenging marks - Silica Shale Formation, Middle Devonian (390 mya) - Paulding, OH, USA 6. Manticoceras sp. (goniatite) - Frasnian Matagne Formation, Late Devonian (382-372 mya) - Chimay area, Belgium 7. Mortoniceras sp. ammonite - Duck Creek Formation, Late Cretaceous (102-100 mya) - North TX, USA 8. Kainops invius trilobite - Bois D’Arc Formation, Lower Devonian (419-410 mya) - Clarita, Oklahoma (Theisons quarry) 9. Ogygiocarella sp. (debuchi?) trilobite - Llanvirn Series, Middle Ordovician (467-458 mya) - West Shropshire, UK 10. Nobiliasaphus nobilis trilobite - Dariwillian, Middle Ordovician (467-458 mya) - La Dominelais, France 11. Hash plate containing Fifeocrinus tielensis, Archaeocidaris sp., Orthoceras sp? Ureocrinus sp? Blackhall Limestone, Scottish Lower Limestone Formation, Visean, Lower Carboniferous (336-326 mya) - Seafield, Scotland

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends February 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Associated Ichthyosaur vertebrae - Tithonian (Portlandian), Jurassic (152-145 mya) - Wimereux, France 2. Tesseraspis (jawless fish) armor element - Ohesaare Stage, Upper Reidoli, Upper Silurian (~417 mya) - Dauksiai Village, Joniskis District, Northern Lithuania 3. Ptyctodontid (placoderm) gnathal plate - Late Frasnian, Upper Devonian (382-372 mya) - Nikanciai Village, Siauliai District, Northern Lithuania 4. Redondasaurus (?) phytosaur tooth and associated (fish?) bone - Redonda Formation, Late Triassic (221-201 mya) - Quay County, NM, USA 5. Nothosaur (marine reptile) vertebra - Triassic (240-210 mya) - Baden-Württemberg, Germany 6. Bison sp. (likely Bison bison) - Pleistocene (2.6-.01 mya) - Collin County, TX, USA 7. Johnlongia sp. shark tooth - Toolebuc Formation, Albian, Cretaceous (113-100 mya) - Central Queensland, Australia 8. Saivodus striatus shark tooth - Blackhall Limestone, Scottish Lower Limestone Formation, Visean, Lower Carboniferous (336-326 mya) - Seafield, Scotland

REMINDER: PLEASE carefully read ALL of the rules below. Make sure you include all the required information, IN THE REQUESTED FORMAT (below) when you submit your fossil! If you have a question about a possible entry, please send me a PM. Please pay special attention to Rule #5: Before and After Preparation Photos must be submitted for prepped specimens NOT found during the Month of the Contest. In addition to keeping the contest fair, this new qualification will encourage better documentation of our spectacular past finds. Entries will be taken until 11:59:00 PM EDT on JANUARY 31, 2019 Any fossil submitted after that time, even if the thread is still open, will be deemed ineligible! Only entries posted with CLEAR photos and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Photos of the winning specimens may be posted to TFF's Facebook page. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month. In addition to the fun of a contest, we also want to learn more about the fossils. Tell us more about your fossil, and why you think it is worthy of the honor. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Best of success to all, and good hunting! *********************************** Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests Find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found personally by you are allowed. NO PURCHASED FOSSILS. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. (Only two entries per member per contest category.) Your fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or Significant Preparation * of your fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. You must include the Date of Discovery (when found in the contest month); or the Date of Preparation Completion and Date of Discovery (if not found in the contest month). Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. Please make sure you arrange for photos if someone else is preparing your fossil find and completes the prep requirements in the contest month. You must include the Common and/or Scientific Name. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the fossil was found. You must include the State, Province, or region where the fossil was found. You must include CLEAR, cropped, well-lit images (maximum 4 images). If you are proud enough of your fossil to submit it for FOTM, spend some time to take good photos to show off your fossil. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims. * Significant Preparation = Substantial work to reveal and/or repair important diagnostic features, resulting in a dramatic change in the look of the fossil. The qualification of Significant Preparation is decided at the discretion of staff. Any doubts as to the eligibility of the entry will be discussed directly with the entrant. ******* Please use the following format for the required information: ******* Date of Discovery Scientific and/or Common Name Geologic Age or Geologic Formation State, Province, or Region Found Photos of Find (Please limit to 4 clear, cropped, and well-lit images.) (If prepped, before and after photos are required, please.)