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Winner of the February 2019 Vertebrate Fossil Of The Month
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The winner of the February 2019 VFOTM goes to... Holmesina sp. giant armadillo jaw section - Late Pliocene-Pleistocene - Sarasota County, FL Congrats to @JBMugu!!! -
Hello everyone! This one might be hard to identify with sub-par photos – even in person the microscope photos were unclear but you're all smarter than I am. It's about an inch long for scale. Story: I was looking through a clearly un-sorted bag of hundreds of small pieces of Dominican amber (my favorite SO COOL) and saw this tiny piece with what looked like a tiny lizard hand, even though it had three fingers instead of five (maybe they were separated in fossilization). There was no loupe available to check for skin patterns and bone fragments so I bit the bullet. It was cheap so I bought it so I could sleep soundly tonight. I'm thinking it's probably a botanical inclusion at best but wanted to see what you guys thought! Let's discuss. Thanks in advance everyone!
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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 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
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I found this scapula this weekend along the Potomac River in Virginia. It's a vertebrate. That's all I know for sure. Most of the cliff next to the beach where I found it is miocene marine, but the very top is pleistocene terrestrial. The grid is in inches.
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Winner of the January 2019 Vertebrate Fossil Of The Month
digit posted a topic in Fossil of the Month
The winner of the January 2019 VFOTM goes to... Bison sp. (likely Bison bison) - Pleistocene (2.6-.01 mya) - Collin County, TX, USA Congrats to @KimTexan!!!- 23 replies
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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 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
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2018 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE YEAR (VFOTY) Palaeotherium magnum Skull and Mandible from the Upper Eocene of Southwest France! Congrats to @caterpillar
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Winner of the December 2018 Vertebrate Fossil Of The Month
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The winner of the December 2018 VFOTM goes to... Canis dirus (Dire Wolf) tooth - Pleistocene (unidentified offshore unit) - Beach find near Charleston, SC Congrats to @History Hunter02!- 24 replies
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Yukon paleontologist’s fossils are pure gold: Grant Zazula will be giving the 19th annual Dr. John Rae Lecture in Hamilton, focusing on the amazing lode of fossils and ancient DNA in the Yukon, and its connection with the hunt for gold. by Jeff Mahoney, The Hamilton Spectator https://www.thespec.com/opinion-story/9117772-yukon-paleontologist-s-fossils-are-pure-gold/ Paul H.
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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 January 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Cosmopolitodus hastalis tooth - Plio-Pleistocene - Savannah River, Savannah, GA 2. Canis dirus (Dire Wolf) tooth - Pleistocene (unidentified offshore unit) - Beach find near Charleston, SC 3. Crocodylomorph (possibly Thalattosuchia) marine crocodile tooth - Peterborough Member, Oxford Clay, Callovian, Middle Jurassic (~166 mya) - Lincolnshire, UK 4. Squalicorax sp. pathological tooth - Toolebuc Formation, Albian, Early Cretaceous (~101-98 mya) - Richmond, Queensland, Australia 5. Mosasaur vertebra - Ozan Formation, Late Cretaceous (~78 mya) - North Sulphur River near Ladonia, TX 6. Ichthyosaur associated vertebrae - Lower Jurassic (~201-175 mya) - Mistelgau, Bavaria, Germany
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Winner of the November 2018 Vertebrate Fossil Of The Month
digit posted a topic in Fossil of the Month
The winner of the November 2018 VFOTM goes to... Undetermined (Tyrannosaurus rex orTriceratops horridus) dinosaur rib - Upper Cretaceous (Hell Creek Formation) - MO. Congratulations to @Reptilia!
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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 December 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Isurus sp. shark tooth - Miocene/Burdigalian (16-23 ma) - Sesimbra, Portugal 2. Undetermined (Tyrannosaurus rex orTriceratops horridus) dinosaur rib - Upper Cretaceous (Hell Creek Formation) - MO 3. Xiphactinus audax premaxilla with tooth - Ozan Member of the Taylor Formation, Late Cretaceous - North Sulphur River, TX
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This specimen was found from beaumaris beach, victoria. Is it a fossil bone fragment? More pictures to come. It will only let me post one for some reason :/
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Scale pattern Id: Cenomanian (cretaceous reptile skin) In Burmese amber.
Amber Fluid Neutral posted a topic in Fossil ID
I need help with this scale pattern. Snake or lizard? Cenomanian cretaceous.jpg.9dae5c8b231a8a9956e41a78f501325d.jpg)
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Do you think this is a bird or reptile?
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Lizard tail in Cretaceous Burmese Amber Kachin State mines
Amber Fluid Neutral posted a topic in Fossil ID
Although lizards are prime material for fakers, i think this tail is authentic. It is an unusial cast fossil. Kind of like a ghost form. It seems that the tail became detached. Much like they do today. This is cenomanian age amber. From Myanmar kachin state..thumb.jpg.dd27c83303bd6933dd56b4d6e9614581.jpg)
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Winner of the October 2018 Vertebrate Fossil Of The Month
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The winner of the October 2018 VFOTM goes to... Tylosaurus proriger mosasaur tooth - Ozan Member of the Taylor Formation, upper Cretaceous - North Sulphur River, TX. Congratulations to @-AnThOnY-!
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Hi All, hoping you can tell me what these may be from. Found near Hamilton, KY. I have included multiple pictures with a ruler as well. Let me know if you have any questions. Found on a creek.
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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 November 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Sperm whale tooth - Pliocene - Greens Mill Run, Greenville, NC 2. Lamniform shark vertebrae - Ozan Member of the Taylor Formation, upper Cretaceous - North Sulphur River, TX 3. Protostega marine turtle costal plate with two neurals attached - Ozan Member of the Taylor Formation, upper Cretaceous - North Sulphur River, TX 4. Phareodus encaustus - Green River Formation, Eocene - Kemmerer, WY 5. Articulated Ichthyosaur paddle section - Whitby Mudstone Formation, Lower Jurassic - Yorkshire, England 6. Ichthyostegalian tetrapod ilium - Frasnian, Late Devonian - Dauksiai village, Joniskis district, Northern Lithuania 7. Conchodus lungfish articular dental plate - Tournaisian (Early Carboniferous) - Nikanciai village, Siauliai district, Northern Lithuania 8. Ceratodus sp. lungfish tooth - Triassic (Longobardian) Grenzbonebed - Near Stuttgart, Baden-Württemberg, Germany 9. Tylosaurus proriger mosasaur tooth - Ozan Member of the Taylor Formation, upper Cretaceous - North Sulphur River, TX 10. Hybodus shark dorsal spine - Blufftown Formation (Campanian) - Southeast AL 11. Trichechus manatee vertebra - Late Pleistocene (undetermined offshore unit) - Edisto Beach, Charleston County, SC 12. Articulated Ichthyosaur vertebrae with neural arch and isolated rib - Whitby Mudstone Formation, Lower Jurassic - Yorkshire, England
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Winner of the September 2018 Vertebrate Fossil Of The Month
digit posted a topic in Fossil of the Month
The winner of the September 2018 VFOTM goes to... Ichthyosaur remains - Whitby Mudstone Formation (Toarcian, Lower Jurassic) - Yorkshire Coast, Whitby, England. Congratulations to @LiamL!- 27 replies
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Gopeng Cave, Malaysia, Closed for Fossil Study (Pleistocene, Vertebrate)
Oxytropidoceras posted a topic in Fossil News
Gopeng cave closed for fossil study The Star, Malaysia, Tuesday, 16 Oct 2018 https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2018/10/16/gopeng-cave-closed-for-fossil-study/ Yours, Paul -
Found this in a dried pond in southern TN. Any idea what it could be?
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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 October 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE 1. Dolphin/small cetacean vertebra - Round Mountain Silt Member, Temblor Formation (Mid-Miocene 15 mya) - Bakersfield, CA 2. Associated cetacean tympanic bulla and periotic - Round Mountain Silt Member, Temblor Formation (Mid-Miocene 15 mya) - Bakersfield, CA 3. Ichthyosaur remains - Whitby Mudstone Formation (Toarcian, Lower Jurassic) - Yorkshire Coast, Whitby, England 4. Knightia alta with Knightia eocaena - Sandwich Beds (Split-fish Layer), Green River Formation, Eocene - Kemmerer, WY 5. Mawdoniidae coelacanth scale - Middle Jurassic - Dauksiai Village, Northern Lithuania 6. Phaneropleuridae lungfish dental plate - Lochkovian (Stoniskiai Formation), Lower Devonian - Dauksiai Village, Northern Lithuania
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Winner of the August 2018 Vertebrate Fossil Of The Month
digit posted a topic in Fossil of the Month
The winner of the August 2018 VFOTM goes to... the Orthacanthus compressus (Shark) from the Upper Pennsylvanian, Upper Freeport #7 Coal of Linton Mine, SE Ohio, USA! Congratulations to @fossilcrazy!- 23 replies
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