February 2020 Invertebrate / Plant Fossil Of The Month Poll

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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. Metopaster sp. sea star - Lower Thanetian, Paleocene - Southwest France

 

2. Pecopteris sp. fern frond - Upper Carboniferous - Betteshanger, England

 

3. Pinnularia plant root - Lower Pennsylvanian, Gobbler Formation - Sacramento Mountains, New Mexico

 

4. Lovenia woodsii echinoid cluster - Beaumaris Sandstone Formation, Upper Miocene to Lower Pilocene (4.5-6.5 Ma) - Victoria, Australia

 

5. Crenulopteris acadica fern and Leaia tricarinata branchiopods - Energy Shale, Carbondale Formation, Pennsylvanian - Vermilion County, Illinois

 

6. Laevidentalium sp. scaphopod shell - Upper Oxfordian, Amoeboceras Serratum Zone - Bronnitsy, Moscow Oblast, Russia

 

7. Hypoturillites tuberculatus heteromorph ammonite - Lower Cenomanian, Cap blanc Nez, France

 

8. Platyceras gastropod - Warsaw Formation (Mississippian) - Missouri

 

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Looks like France is winning the battle this time. Lots of strong contenders this month too.

[Ash]

I was thinking this was going to be The month of the Plant but then animals came in

[FossilsAnonymous]

We have a slightly closer race this month! Can’t wait to see how it will turn out!