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The Winner of the December 2016 Vertebrate Find Of The Month is the partial Chiroptera (bat) dentary from the Late Pleistocene of Florida, U.S.A.! Congratulations to Julianna (old bones) on her first win in the contest and another of her exquisite, tiny discoveries!!! @old bones Thank you to all other members that participated and voted.

The Winner of the December 2016 Invertebrate / Plant Find Of The Month is the Loriolia rosana echinoid block from the Lower Cretaceous Upper Glen Rose Formation of Texas, U.S.A.! Congratulations to -AnThOnY- on his first win in the contest with great preparation of a fascinating find!!! @-AnThOnY- Thank you to all other members that participated and voted.

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

The November contests brought us another first time winner (Vieira) and a six-time winner (TqB)! Both of their fossils reveal that it doesn't necessarily take a rare or exotic find to win the contest. It is now the last month of the year; who is going to finish it with their best find of 2016? Remember...carefully read the rules below, make sure you include all the required information, and 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. Best of success to all, and good hunting! Entries will be taken through December 31st. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests 1. You find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found by you. 2. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. (Only two entries per contest category.) 3. Your Fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or most of the significant Preparation of your Fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. 4. You must include the Date of your Discovery (when found in the contest month); or the Date of Preparation Completion and Discovery date (if not found in the contest month). 5. Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. 6. You must include the common or scientific name. 7. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the Fossil was found. 8. You must include the State, Province, or region where the Fossil was found. 9. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims. 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. So, only entries posted with a CLEAR photo and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Within a few days, we will know the two winning Finds of the Month! Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry!