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The winner of our July 2017 IPFOTM goes to...The damselfly from the Eocene Green River Formation of Lincoln County, Wyoming! Congrats to @FossilDudeCO on the win!

The winner of our July 2017 VFOTM goes to...The Pachyrhizodus marathonensis Fish from the Cretaceous Toolebuc Formation of Queensland, Australia! Congrats to @Paleofan on the win!

Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries. The poll ends August 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE. 1. Saurorhynchus acutus Rostropremaxilla - Lower Jurassic Mulgrave Shale Member - Whitby, Yorkshire coast, England 2. Kronosaurus queenslandicus Pliosaur Tooth - Cretaceous Toolebuc Formation - Richmond, QLD, Australia <Images removed at poster's request> 3. Pachyrhizodus marathonensis Fish - Cretaceous Toolebuc Formation - Richmond, Queensland, Australia 4. Deinosuchus rugosus Vertebrae - Late Cretaceous Tar Heel and Bladen Formations - Eastern NC, USA 5. Carcharocles megalodon Shark Tooth - Miocene Hawthorne formation - Summerville, SC, USA

With the dog days of summer nearly upon us, and many planning their barbeques and holidays/vacations, it is time to crown another outstanding Member of the Month, to hold court and wear the crown proudly. By unanimous staff vote, we are happy to declare that July's Member of the Month is ... PEAT BURNS!!! Having joined our ranks in December of 2015, "Peat Burns" (you don't say? ) has graced our Forum with a wide and diverse knowledge of fossils, and paleoecology, and insightful posts and comments about fossils, not only from the mid-west, but from all over the country and the world. Always helpful, welcoming and polite, we are happy and lucky to count this learned gentleman among our ranks! "Peat" - Thanks for all you do and contribute, here on the Forum! Congratualtions Sir ! Care to tell us about your journey here to the Fossil Forum Peat ??