December 2019 Vertebrate Fossil Of The Month Poll

[digit]

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. Notorynchus cepedianus shark (upper tooth) -  Neogene - Antwerp, Belgium

 

2. Speonesydrion lungfish prearticular plate - Emsian, Early Devonian - Nikanciai Village, Siauliai District, Northern Lithuania

 

3. Amioid scale of bowfin relative Caturus - Triassic - Ketvergiai Quarry, Klaipeda District, Western Lithuania

 

4. Tylosaurus mosasaur tooth - Cretaceous, Ozan Formation - Texas

 

5. Carcharocles chubutensis shark tooth - Miocene, Burdigalian - Sesimbra, Portugal

 

6. Chilomycterus sp. (aka. Burrfish lower mouthplate) - Miocene-Pliocene - Savannah River, Savannah, Georgia

 

7. Cockerelites liops fish - Eocene, Green River Formation - Lincoln County, Wyoming 

 

8. Shark vertebrae - Miocene, Burdigalian - Sesimbra, Portugal

 

9. Palorchestes sp. (azael?) marsupial - Pleistocene - Queensland, Australia

 

10. Baleen whale partial skull - Greta Formation, 2.5 million years old (Nukumaruan stage) - North Canterbury, New Zealand

 

11. Moa tarsometatarsus bone - Pleistocene - North Canterbury, New Zealand

 

[Ludwigia]

My God, is this tough! I think I need to give this some time...

[digit]

You've got 9 days--take your time.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

[LiamL]

Brilliant entries! I went for the one that i would most like to find (if it was possible in my collecting area, which its not)

[Randyw]

Wow! All great entries!

[caldigger]

3 hours ago, LiamL said:

Brilliant entries! I went for the one that i would most like to find (if it was possible in my collecting area, which its not)

Not one of these are possible in my hunting grounds. 

[Scylla]

The Southern Hemisphere is well represented this month. Is it because it is their summer and our winter? Great entries!

[digit]

Indeed! Both contests had a really great diversity of countries representing. I'm glad to see the sheer internationality of TFF.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

[Tidgy's Dad]

3 hours ago, digit said:

Indeed! Both contests had a really great diversity of countries representing. I'm glad to see the sheer internationality of TFF.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

Agreed..

"Poll ends 9th December" Not January?

Mind you, I think it may take 11 months to decide on a favourite. . 

[digit]

3 minutes ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Agreed..

"Poll ends 9th December" Not January?

Mind you, I think it may take 11 months to decide on a favourite. . 

Argh! I always forget to update that when I copy the formatting from the previous month's contest. I've fixed it so you now only have another week to decide.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

[Scylla]

1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

Agreed..

"Poll ends 9th December" Not January?

Mind you, I think it may take 11 months to decide on a favourite. . 

[RJB]

  I did vote but that was tuff!!!  I had to go back and forth, back and forth, and back and forth.  

 

RB

[digit]

7 minutes ago, RJB said:

I had to go back and forth, back and forth, and back and forth.  

Ah, the old pendulum voting method--very wise.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

[caldigger]

I find it easiest when we can keep the entries to 12 or less.  That way I can just roll the dice! 

[digit]

For those months just find someone who plays Dungeons & Dragons and roll their 20-sided die.

 

This month we have only 9 and 11 entries so a week should be long enough to decide.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

[Coco]

Hi,

 

18 hours ago, caldigger said:

I find it easiest when we can keep the entries to 12 or less.  That way I can just roll the dice! 

If two dice aren't enough, throw a third one

 

Coco

[Ash]

21 hours ago, caldigger said:

I find it easiest when we can keep the entries to 12 or less.  That way I can just roll the dice! 

 

Poor entry number 1 in that system

[digit]

2 hours ago, Ash said:

Poor entry number 1 in that system

The Vegas Voting System of tossing two dice would definitely put the first entry at a distinct advantage.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

[FossilNerd]

22 hours ago, digit said:

 

For those months just find someone who plays Dungeons & Dragons and roll their 20-sided die

 

I have more than a few if someone needs to borrow one.  
 

Eeny, meeny, miny, moe works fairly well too! 

[digit]

My (actual) method has always been to think of the top one I would love to have found and then have in my collection to show others.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken