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What a great way to end 2016! Congratulations and well done, everyone! Now, clear your heads and decide our December winner. The poll ends January 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE . 1. Helodus affinis shark tooth - Upper Carboniferous Pennine Middle Coal Measures formation - West Yorkshire, UK 2. Partial Chiroptera (bat) dentary - Late Pleistocene - Florida, U.S.A. 3. Lizard (Dactyloidae?) autotomous caudal vertebra - Late Pleistocene - Florida, U.S.A. 4. Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth - Pliocene Yorktown Formation - NC, U.S.A. 5. Carcharocles chubutensis shark tooth - Miocene - Portugal 6. Cretodus crassidens shark tooth - Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Formation - TX, U.S.A. 7. Crocodylomorph tooth - Middle Cenomanian (Cretaceous) - Ourém, Portugal 8. Megalonyx jeffersonii giant ground sloth claw core - Pleistocene - FL, U.S.A. 9. Omithothoraces (species unknown but assume enantiornithine) associated bird bones - Cretaceous Toolebuc Formation -Queensland, Australia 10 Dromadaeosauridae indet. theropod dinosaur tooth - Upper Cretaceous Black Creek Group (Campanian) - NC, U.S.A. 11. Mosasaur tooth - Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Pee Dee Formation - NC, U.S.A.

A fine list of entries to finish off 2016! Well done! Let's figure out which one will win December IPFOTM! The poll ends January 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE . 1. Glycymeris sp. bivalve - Langhian-Serravallian (Miocene) - Landes, France 2. Crassostrea longirostris oyster - Langhian-Serravallian (Miocene) - Landes, France 3. Olenellus terminatus trilobites - Cambrian Pyramid Shale Formation - CA, U.S.A. 4. Goniatite multiblock - Lower Coal Measures (upper Carboniferous) - West Yorkshire, UK 5. Loriolia rosana echinoid block - Lower Cretaceous Upper Glen Rose Formation - TX, U.S.A. 6. Triodopsis sp. gastropod - Pleistocene (Tarantian Stage) - MS, U.S.A. 7. Flexicalymene senaria trilobite - Upper Ordovician Crown Point Formation - VT, U.S.A. 8. Mecaster (hemiaster) sp. echinoid - Upper Cenomanian (Cretaceous) - Ourém, Portugal

All these finds are part of something that swam...some more than others. You get to choose which one adds VFOTM to the story of its existence. The poll ends December 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE. 1. Glikmanius occidentalis shark tooth - Late Mississippian (Early Carboniferous) Pennington Formation - Tennessee, USA 2. ?Protitanichthys sp. Placoderm plate - Middle Devonian Widder Formation - Ontario, Canada 3. Stingray barb - Burdigalian (Miocene) - Portugal 4. Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth - Miocene Calvert - Choptank formation - Maryland, USA 5. Alligator mississippiensis associated bone block - Pliocene/Pleistocene - Florida, USA 6. Peripristis semicircularis shark tooth - Pennsylvanian Bond Formation LaSalle Limestone Member - Illinois, USA 7. Pallimnarchus sp. partial crocodile jaw - Pliocene/Pleistocene - Queensland, Australia 8. Shark tooth #1 - Late Oligocene to Early Miocene Peace River Formation - Florida, USA 9. Shark tooth #2 - Late Oligocene to Early Miocene Peace River Formation - Florida, USA

We are going underwater for this contest! Dive carefully into the deeper waters of the Ordovician, or work your way through time to wade the shallows of the Pliocene. Then, use your water-logged fingers to click on your favorite. The poll ends December 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE. 1. Unidentified crinoid - Middle Ordovician Platteville formation (Mifflin mbr,) - Wisconsin, USA 2. Arca wagneriana ark shell - Late Miocene/Pliocene Tamiami Formation - Florida, USA 3. Goniatite ammonoid cephalopod - (Upper Carboniferous) Pennine Lower Coal Measures formation - West Yorkshire, UK 4. Clypeaster sp. echinoid - Burdigalian (Miocene) - Portugal 5. Lingula squamiformis inarticulate brachiopod - Brigantian stage (Mississippian) - County Durham, UK

These finds are scary...good! Let's see which one you like best. The poll ends November 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE. 1. Edmontosaurus annectens cervical vertebra - Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Lower Hell Creek Formation - Montana, USA 2. Hyneria fish tooth - Upper Devonian Duncannon formation, Oxbow Lake member - Pennsylvania, USA 3. Mosasaur tooth - Upper Cretaceous Ozan Formation - Texas, USA 4. Ornithothoraces tarsal bone - Albian (Cretaceous) Toolebuc formation - Queensland, Australia 5. Associated shark vertebrae - Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Formation - Texas, USA

We have things long dead here.... Which one is your favorite? The poll ends November 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE. 1. Archaeopteris halliana and A.hibernica frond fossil - Upper Devonian Duncannon formation, Oxbow Lake member - Pennsylvania, USA 2. Lepidodendron obovatum scale tree fossil - Westphalian (Carboniferous) - Bruay en Artois, Northern France 3. Gigantoproductus giganteus brachiopod - Lower Carboniferous Eyam Limestone formation - Derbyshire, UK 4. Rusophycus trilobite burrows - Upper Ordovician Georgian Bay Formation - Ontario, Canada 5. Etyus martini crab - Albian - Champagne, France

...Yeah, these vertebrates would make anyone's trip worth it. Let's show our appreciation. The poll ends October 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE 1. Allodesmus sp. pinniped canine tooth - late Miocene Santa Margarita Formation - California, USA 2. Bird feather - Eocene Green River Formation - Wyoming, USA 3. Ptychodus sp. shark tooth - Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford or Austin Group - Texas, USA 4. Scapherpeton tectum salamander vertebra - Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Lower Hell Creek Formation - Montana, USA

We are looking at a fine selection of finds this month. Let's see which one is your favorite. The poll ends October 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE. 1. Aphelaspis brachyphasis trilobite - Cambrian Conasauga formation - Georgia, USA 2. Goniatites cephalopods and Dunbarella sp. bivalve block - Upper Carboniferous Lower Coal Measures - West Yorkshire, UK 3. Orthocone nautiloid covered by bryozoan - Upper Ordovician Georgian Bay Formation - Ontario, Canada 4. Hermiarges aff. H.paulianus trilobite cephalon (on right) and Sceptaspis lincolnensis trilobite pygidium (on left) - Middle Ordovician Platteville Formation - Wisconsin, USA 5. Baculites sp. cephalopod - Upper Cretaceous Ozan Formation - Texas, USA 6. Cincta echinoderm - Cambrian Coulouma Formation - Hérault, France 7. Scaphites sp. ammonite - Upper Cretaceous Pierre Shale - Montana, USA 8. Crinoid with stem, calyx, and arms - Ordovician Lexington Limestone (Devils Hollow Member) - Kentucky, USA

New software and a new month. I suspect a tough decision in your future.... The poll ends September 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE. 1. Isotelus gigas trilobite - Upper Ordovician Clay's Ferry Formation - Kentucky, USA 2. Megokkos sp. crab with epibionts - Late Eocene/Early Oligocene - Oregon, USA 3. Eldredgeops rana crassituberculata trilobite - Devonian Period, Silica Shale Formation - Ohio, USA 4. Pedinopsis texanus echinoid - Upper Cretaceous Del Rio Formation - Texas, USA 5. Rhabdocrinus crinoid stem - Lower Carboniferous Period - Northumberland. UK 6. Archeocidaris sp. echinoderm tooth - Late Pennsylvanian Chico Ridge/Jasper Creek Formation limestone - Texas, USA 7. Eoderoceras sp. ammonite - Lower Jurassic, Sinemurian - Dorset, UK 8. Menomonia calymenoides trilobite - Cambrian Eau Claire formation - Wisconsin, USA 9. Manticoceras sp. ammonoid and Orthoceras sp. nautiloid - Late Devonian (Frasnian) - Lompret, Belgium 10. Collignoniceras percarinatum ammonite - Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) Carlile member of the Mancos Shale - New Mexico, USA 11. Mariopteris sp.(?) plant (part and counterpart) - Upper Carboniferous Period Pennine Lower Coal Measures formation - Manchester, UK

If you think this decision is difficult, we have another poll that is just as easy. This poll ends September 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE. 1. Dapedium sp.(?) partial fish jaw - Early Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) - Holzmaden, Germany 2. Xenacanthus sp. shark tooth - Upper Carboniferous Pennine Middle Coal Measures formation - Cumbria, UK 3. Protosphyraena sp. fish skull - Upper Cretaceous Atco Formation - Texas, USA 4. Diprotodon optatum partial marsupial lower jaw - Pleistocene - Australia 5. Small crocodillian partial frontal skull plate - Upper Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation - North Dakota, USA 6. Allosaurus sp.(?) partial theropod tooth - Upper Jurassic Morrison Formation - Wyoming, USA 7. Triceratops horridus ceratopsian dinosaur horn - Upper Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation - Montana, USA

I've often said while out fossil hunting, I would not want to be in a "geologic event"...even a small scale one! I'm not sure if this month's 'avalanche' of entries qualifies...but we will all have difficulty choosing a favorite this time. Good luck to all entrants. The poll ends August 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE. 1. Asteracanthus ornatissimus shark tooth - Middle Jurassic Lower Oxford Clay, Callovian Stage - Cambridgeshire, UK 2. Plesiosaur tooth - Upper Cretaceous Eutah Formation, Tombigbee Sand Member - Alabama, USA 3. Marine reptile rib, Ichthyosaur teeth, turtle shell and shark tooth multi-slab - Cretaceous Toolebuc Formation - Queensland, Australia 4. Unidentified Chimaeroid spine - Cretaceous Toolebuc Formation - Queensland, Australia 5. Helodus affinis shark tooth - Upper Carboniferous Pennine Middle Coal Measures formation - West Yorkshire, UK 6. Myliobatis sp. ray tooth - Burdigalian (Miocene) - Sesimbra, Portugal 7. Ptychodus mortoni shark tooth - Upper Cretaceous Atco Formation/Eagle Ford Formation - Texas, USA 8. Partial crocodile jaw - Pleistocene - Queensland, Australia 9. Dromornithid ungual - Pleistocene - Queensland, Australia 10. Leptolepis bronni bony fish - Early Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) - Holzmaden, Germany 11. Associated mosasaur caudal vertebrae - Late Cretaceous Ozan Formation - Texas, USA 12. Unidentified small fish - Early Eocene (Ypresian) Fur Formation - Denmark 13. Ophthalmosaurus icenicus juvenile Ichthyosaur femur - Jurassic (Callovian) Lower Oxford Clay - Cambridgeshire, UK 14. Isurus hastalis mako shark tooth - Miocene - Georgia, USA

These members have unexpected and uncommon finds to show us this month. Let them know which you like best! The poll ends July 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE. 1. Nanopus reidiae trackway ichnofossil - Pennsylvanian Pottsville Formation - Alabama, U.S.A. 2. Strepsodus fish scales - Upper Carboniferous Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation - West Yorkshire, U.K. 3. Diplomystus dentatus fish - Eocene Green River Formation - Wyoming, U.S.A. 4. Heliobatus radians stingray - Eocene Green River Formation - Wyoming, U.S.A. 5. Tylosaurus sp. mosasaur premaxilla - Upper Cretaceous Ozan Formation - Texas, U.S.A.

Sometimes less entries make choosing your favorite fossil easier...it might not be so, in this case. Show them your support. The poll ends July 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE. 1. Diplichnites gouldi arthropod ichnofossil - Pennsylvanian Pottsville Formation - Alabama, U.S.A. 2. Neuropteris sp. (positive and negative) - Upper Carboniferous Pennine Middle Coal Measures Formation - West Yorkshire, U.K. 3. Echinocardium orthonotum (Conrad, 1843) echinoid - Upper Pliocene (Piacenzian) Raysor Formation - South Carolina, U.S.A. 4. Didontogaster cordylina polychaete worm - Late Carboniferous Francis creek shale - Illinois, U.S.A.

They swim, they walk, they poop.... Yep, we have evidence the vertebrates were here. The poll ends June 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE. 1. Deltodus sp. shark tooth - Early Mississippian Borden Formation - Kentucky, USA 2. Coprolite - Albian stage (Lower Cretaceous) - Folkestone, UK 3. Diprotodon optatum lower jaw - Pleistocene - Queensland, Australia 4. Steneosaurus sp. crocodile tooth - Callovian (Middle Jurassic) Lower Oxford Clay - Peterborough, UK 5. Caturus heterurus fish - Jurassic Lias - Dorset, UK

Again, we span the global fossil deposits with these entries. I have my favorites...I'll bet you do too. The poll ends June 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE. 1. Guettardoscyphia stellata sponge - Cenomanian (Upper Cretaceous) - Northern France 2. Aturia alabamensis nautiloid - Eocene Castle Hayne Formation - North Carolina, USA 3. Nautiloid - Toarcian (Lower Jurassic) - Serra d'Aire e Candeeiros, Portugal 4. Tubipora musica organ pipe coral - Holocene - Kenting, Taiwan 5. Conus sp. gastropod - Miocene - Portugal 6. Clypeaster sp. echinoid - Miocene - Portugal 7. Turrilites acutus ammonite - Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Paguate Sandstone member of the Dakota Formation - New Mexico, USA

TEETH!!! Yeah, we got 'em...no "tooth fairy" required. Brush up on these entries and pick one. The poll ends May 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE. 1. Steneosaurus sp. crocodyliform - Upper Jurassic - Holzmaden, Germany 2. Petalodus sp. fish tooth - Mississippian Indian Springs shale - Indiana, U.S.A. 3. Secarodus polyprion hybodont shark tooth - Middle Jurassic Lower Oxford Clay, Callovian Stage - United Kingdom 4. Paramylodon giant ground sloth canine - Pliocene / Pleistocene - Florida, U.S.A. 5. Great White shark tooth - Upper Miocene Tar Sands Deposit, Santa Margarita Formation - California, U.S.A. 6. Mammoth tooth - Pleistocene - Florida, U.S.A. 7. Cave Bear molar - Pleistocene - Florida, U.S.A. 8. Cetacean tooth - Middle Miocene Round Mountain Silt - California, U.S.A.

Are these fossil entries special? Just ask the members that found them. It's your turn to let them know you think their finds are special, too. The poll ends May 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE. 1. Torynomma quadrata crab - Lower Cretaceous - Queensland, Australia 2. Nannoblattina sp. cockroach forewing (tegmin) - Barremian (Lower Cretaceous) Upper Weald Clay Formation - Surrey, UK 3. Clypeaster sp. echinoid - Miocene - Sesimbra, Portugal 4. Lepidodendron sp. "scale tree" - Pennsylvanian - Ohio, U.S.A. 5. Megalopteris and Lepidostrobus - Pennsylvanian - Ohio, U.S.A. 6. Eocarpilius blowi crab carapace - Eocene Castle Hayne Formation - North Carolina, U.S.A.

Beep - beep - beep - beep...Warning! A truckload of great finds are backing into the contest! Good luck and choose well. The poll ends April 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE. 1. Dis-articulated fish skull - Jurassic - Holzmaden, Germany. 2. Hemipristis serra shark tooth - Miocene - Portugal 3. Elasmosaur mid-dorsal vertebra - Upper Cretaceous Ozan Formation - Texas, U.S.A, 4. Megalodon shark tooth - Miocene - Maryland, U.S.A, 5. Ichthyosaur vertebral centrum - Jurassic Lias formation - North Yorkshire, U.K. 6. Mosasaur lower jaw elements - Upper Cretaceous Ozan Formation - Texas, U.S.A. 7. Tully Monster - Mid Pennsylvanian - Illinois, U.S.A. 8. Petalorhynchus sp.shark tooth - Mississippian Pennington Formation - Tennessee, U.S.A. 9. Undetermined Plesiosaur vertebra - Jurassic Sundance Formation - Wyoming, U.S.A. 10. Helodus or Orodus tooth plate - Late-Mississippian Big Clifty Formation - Indiana, U.S.A. 11. Partial Probocidean tusk - Pleistocene - Florida, U.S.A. 12. Porpoise tooth - Miocene - Portugal.

Try to sort these out and find a winner. The poll ends April 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE. 1. Cymatoceras sp. nautiloid - Upper Cretaceous Grayson Formation - Texas, U.S.A. 2. Gyrodes sp. gastropod - Upper Cretaceous - Texas, U.S.A. 3. Spatangoid echinoid - Miocene - Portugal 4. Ogygiocarella debuchi trilobite - Ordovician Llanvirn series - West Shropshire, England 5. Acreolites belemnite - lower Jurassic - Holzmaden, Germany. 6. Coroniceras (Metophioceras) longidomus ammonite - Jurassic / Sinemurium (Lias Alpha 3) - Stuttgart, Germany 7. Scleractinian solitary coral - Late Jurassic - Serra d'Aire e Candeeiros, Portugal 8. Asteroceras obtusum ammonite - Upper Sinemurian, Black Ven - Dorset, UK 9. Ichno fossil/pecopteris/feeding traces - Pennsylvanian Francis Creek Shale - Illinois, U.S.A. 10. Gastropod and fossil wood - Cretaceous - New Jersey, U.S.A.

Well, I predict the winner will be a trilobite or an ammonite. It's up to you to decide which one. The poll ends March 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE. 1. Apoderoceras sp. ammonite - Lower Pliensbachian (Lower Jurassic) - Dorset, U.K. 2. Phillipsia ornata belgica trilobite - Early carboniferous (Tournaisian) - Soignies, Belgium 3. Neseuretus tristani trilobite - Ordovician (Landeilian) - Bretagne, France 4. Hoploscaphites pungens ammonite - Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtiaan) - Aachen, Germany

There are some wonderful and uncommon finds shared with us this month. Help us figure out this month's winner! The poll ends March 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE. 1. Carcharocles angustidens shark tooth - Oligocene Chandler Bridge Formation - South Carolina, U.S.A. 2. Edmontosaurus annectens Hadrosaur Metatarsal and Caudal Vertebra - Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) Hell Creek Formation - South Dakota, U.S.A. 3. Tylosaurus(?) sp. mosasaur cervical vertebra - Upper Cretaceous Ozan Formation - Texas, U.S.A. 4. Neotherium mirum early seal-like walrus premolar - Middle Miocene Round mountain silt (Sharktooth Hill) - California, U.S.A. 5. Captorhinid limb bone (likely Protocaptorhinus pricei) - Permian - Oklahoma, U.S.A. 6. Dimetrodon claw - Permian - Oklahoma, U.S.A.

One month into the new year...let's see which of these finds peaks your interest! The poll ends February 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE. 1. Unknown sea urchin - Upper Cretaceous (Santonian) Lower Himenoura formation - Kagoshima, Amakusa Japan 2. Dipleura dekayi trilobite - Middle Devonian (Givetian), Moscow Formation - New York, U.S.A. 3. Scleractinia colonial coral (maybe Thecosmilia sp.) - Late Jurassic (probably Kimmerdgian) - Serra d'Aire e Candeeiros, Portugal 4. Prionocyclus hyatti ammonite - Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) Carlile Member of the Mancos Shale - New Mexico, U.S.A.

Yep...I would have been happy finding any of these three entries. How 'bout you? The poll ends February 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE. 1. Paramylodon sp. sloth mandible - Miocene to Pleistocene - Florida, U.S.A. 2. Xiphactinus audax fish mandible - Upper Cretaceous Ozan Formation - Texas, U.S.A. 3. Dracoraptor hanigani associated dinosaur bones - Jurassic Lower Lias (Hettangian Stage) - South Wales, U.K.

It is time to decide what find will hold the honor as our Members' choice among the other winners this past year! We have learned things from all these discoveries; but let's add a little 'spice' to this 'mix'. 'Sound off' on what you like, or think is significant, about your favorites. Who knows...your remarks might save someone from 'going crazy' trying to decide. (PLEASE refrain from commenting on your Own entry. ) Review these winners and cast your vote for the 2015 Vertebrate Find Of The Year! You can vote in the other contest HERE. The Polls will end on January 12th. 1. January 2015 VFOTM - Hexanchus griseus shark tooth from the Neogene near Antwerp, Belgium 2. February 2015 VFOTM - Megalonyx jeffersonii claw from the Pleistocene of Florida, U.S.A. 3. March 2015 VFOTM - Delphinid cetacean tooth from the Pliocene(?) deposits of North Carolina, U.S.A. 4. April 2015 VFOTM - Diplurus newarki coelacanths from the Late Triassic Lockatong Formation of New Jersey, U.S.A. 5. May 2015 VFOTM - Mammuthus columbi molar from the Pleistocene deposits of Florida, U.S.A. 6. June 2015 VFOTM - Ichthyosaur rostrum from the Jurassic coast of Dorset, U.K. 7. July 2015 VFOTM - Ptyonius marshii amphibian from the Mid-Pennsylvanian Cannel Coal of Ohio, U.S.A. 8. August 2015 VFOTM - Edmontosaurus annectens hadrosaur ischium from the Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation of Montana, U.S.A. 9. September 2015 VFOTM - Elonichthys peltigerus fossil fish from the Upper Carboniferous Francis Creek Shale (Mazon Creek) of Illinois, U.S.A. 10. October 2015 VFOTM - Giant ground sloth claw core from the Brazos River Pleistocene deposits of Texas, U.S.A. 11. November 2015 VFOTM - Petalodus sp. tooth from the Late Pennsylvanian rocks of Texas, U.S.A. 12. December 2015 VFOTM - Polyrhizodus concavus cartilaginous fish tooth from the Upper Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) Kasimovian stage (Kreviakian substage) near Moscow, Russia

It is time to decide what find will hold the honor as our Members' choice among the other winners this past year! We have learned things from all these discoveries; but let's add a little 'spice' to this 'mix'. 'Sound off' on what you like, or think is significant, about your favorites. Who knows...your remarks might save someone from 'going crazy' trying to decide. (PLEASE refrain from commenting on your Own entry. ) Review these winners and cast your vote for the 2015 Invertebrate / Plant Find Of The Year! You can vote in the other contest HERE. The Polls will end on January 12th. 1. January 2015 IPFOTM - Plumaster ophiuroides starfish from the Lower Jurassic Staithes Sandstone Formation of the Yorkshire Coast, U.K. 2. February 2015 IPFOTM - Tumidocarcinus giganteus crab from the Miocene Mount Brown Formation of New Zealand 3. March 2015 IPFOTM - Eocomatula interbrachiatus (Blake, 1876) free-swimming crinoid from the Lower Jurassic Staithes Sandstone Formation on the north Yorkshire coast, U.K. 4. April 2015 IPFOTM - Cuspiteuthis (formerly Youngibelus) tubularis belemnite from the Lower Jurassic Whitby Mudstone Formation, Mulgrave Shale Member on the North Yorkshire coast, U.K. 5. May 2015 IPFOTM - Rhaphidiophorus hystrix polychaete worm from Pennsylvanian period Francis Creek Shale of Illinois, U.S.A. 6. June 2015 IPFOTM - Neseuretus tristani trilobite from the Ordovician (Landeilian) of Bretagne, France 7. July 2015 IPFOTM - Adelophthalmus sp. eurypterid from the Pennsylvanian period Shelburn Formation of Indiana, U.S.A. 8. August 2015 IPFOTM - Xipheroceras and Promicroceras ammonites from the Jurassic of Lyme Regis, U.K. 9. September 2015 IPFOTM - Huntoniatonia huntonensis trilobite from the Devonian Bois d'Arc Formation of Oklahoma, U.S.A. 10. October 2015 IPFOTM - Promicroceras ammonites from the Lower Jurassic deposits of Lyme Regis, U.K. 11. November 2015 IPFOTM - Cupulocrinus sp. crinoid crown from the Middle Ordovician deposits of Ontario, Canada 12. December 2015 IPFOTM - Cyphaspis cf. ceratophthalmus trilobite from the Devonian El Otfal formation near Jebel Ofaten, Ma'der basin, Morocco