digit Posted March 31, 2020 Share Posted March 31, 2020 REMINDER: PLEASE carefully read ALL of the rules below. Make sure you include all the required information, IN THE REQUESTED FORMAT (below) when you 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. Entries will be taken until 11:59:00 PM EDT on APRIL 30, 2020 Any fossil submitted after that time, even if the topic is still open, will be deemed ineligible! Only entries posted with CLEAR photos and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Photos of the winning specimens may be posted to TFF's Facebook page. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. 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. Tell us more about your fossil, and why you think it is worthy of the honor. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Best of success to all, and good hunting! *********************************** Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests Find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found personally by you are allowed. NO PURCHASED FOSSILS. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. (Only two entries per member per contest category.) Your fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or Significant Preparation * of your fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. You must include the Date of Discovery (when found in the contest month); or the Date of Preparation Completion and Date of Discovery (if not found in the contest month). Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. Please make sure you arrange for photos if someone else is preparing your fossil find and completes the prep requirements in the contest month. You must include the Common and/or Scientific Name. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the fossil was found. You must include the State, Province, or region where the fossil was found. You must include CLEAR, cropped, well-lit images (maximum 4 images). If you are proud enough of your fossil to submit it for FOTM, spend some time to take good photos to show off your fossil. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims. * Significant Preparation = Substantial work to reveal and/or repair important diagnostic features, resulting in a dramatic change in the look of the fossil. The qualification of Significant Preparation is decided at the discretion of staff. Any doubts as to the eligibility of the entry will be discussed directly with the entrant. ******* Please use the following format for the required information: ******* Date of Discovery (month, day , year) Scientific and/or Common Name Geologic Age or Geologic Formation State, Province, or Region Found Photos of Find (Please limit to 4 clear, cropped, and well-lit images.) (If prepped, before and after photos are required, please.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cngodles Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 April 10, 2020 Petalodus ohioensis Carboniferous, Conemaugh Group, Glenshaw Formation, Brush Creek Limestone Pennsylvanian, United States My 8th “shark tooth”, approximately 305 million years old. Finding these teeth over the past year has inspired me to attempt a formal research paper exploring all of the original Holotypes of the genus. I glued the tip back on. First photo is the back mold. The rest are of the crown. It’s also the widest tooth I’ve found of the 8. 11 Fossils of Parks Township - Research | Catalog | How-to Make High-Contrast Photos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 5 hours ago, cngodles said: inspired me to attempt a formal research paper exploring all of the original Holotypes of the genus. Go for it. That'd be a really cool thing to research and write about Also, very beautiful fossil you found! Opalised fossils are the best: a wonderful mix between paleontology and mineralogy! Q. Where do dinosaurs study? A. At Khaan Academy!... My ResearchGate profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper559 Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Concretion opened 10 April 2020. (Collected Aug 2019) Seed Bract / Lepidostrobophyllum Pennsylvanian / Francis Creek Shale Mazon Creek, Illinois, USA Sharp/Crisp example of a single seed bract from Mazon Creek. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted April 14, 2020 Share Posted April 14, 2020 Nice one! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planko Posted April 18, 2020 Share Posted April 18, 2020 Date of Discovery: 4-18-2020 Common Name: Gastropod covered with Calcite and maybe original shell fragments. Age: Cretaceous - 75-90 million years ago State: Delta County, TX, North Sulfur River Gastropod is 3.5in x 2.5in without matrix I am not sure the scientific name as I stink at that. Any help would be appreciated. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Searcher Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 While in the North Sulphur River I found and excavated a 6 foot portion of a mosasaur skeleton from the riverbed marl. The fossil was found in about 6 inches of murky water. I returned about a week later to finish removing all specimens from the site and to expand the search area for any other possible remains. I ended up with 24 vertebrae (cervical and thoracic), a good number of associated ribs, a broken quadrate, the parietal, a portion of the pterygoid, and the braincase. Generally, I retrieved from the back portion of the mosasaur’s skull to right before the rear paddle, with no paddles, jaws, teeth, or caudal vertebrae. April 1, 2020 Platecarpus (Mosasaur) Cretaceous, Taylor Group, Ozan Formation North Sulphur River, Texas, USA 21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thair Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 Below is the best one I have found in a while 4-19-20 Peripristis semicircularis Pennsylvanian Cen Texas, Coleman County Thanks for taking a look 14 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson g Posted April 22, 2020 Share Posted April 22, 2020 On 4/18/2020 at 4:34 PM, Planko said: Date of Discovery: 4-18-2020 Common Name: Gastropod covered with Calcite and maybe original shell fragments. Age: Cretaceous - 75-90 million years ago State: Delta County, TX, North Sulfur River Gastropod is 3.5in x 2.5in without matrix I am not sure the scientific name as I stink at that. Any help would be appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon M Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 I live on the New River and while doing some yard work I discovered this gem encased in some riverbank clay. Date of Discovery: April 22 2020 Carcharocles Angustidens Shark tooth Oglocene period 35-22 million years ago Jacksonville North Carolina 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBMugu Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 Since its a slow month and most people are stuck home, Ill throw one in for consideration. It took me a year and a half of digging to pull this out. I'm calling it the COVID Meg Date of discovery: 4/11/20 Name: Meg Tooth Age: Miocene Formation: Round Mountain Silt Location Bakersfield CA Size: 4.3" 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 2 hours ago, JBMugu said: It took me a year and a half of digging to pull this out. That must have been some hard matrix! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JBMugu Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 2 hours ago, caldigger said: That must have been some hard matrix! No just lack of Megs in Bakersfield as you well Know! How many years did it take you to get your first? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted April 23, 2020 Share Posted April 23, 2020 5 long years from Bakersfield region. I have found more on my side of the valley 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Recent permission to visit private property yielded this Isotelus gigas. Sort of a bitter sweet story as I’m missing a triangle shaped piece that would have really made this amazing. I made a mistake and left my backpack with the counterpart (with part of trilobite still in connterpart) behind and it got grabbed by someone on a 4 wheeler. Still very happy even though I have to live with my horrible error. I still am very lucky to have found this but the regret will sting for some time. Date of discovery: 4/25/2020 Scientific name: Isotelus gigas Geologic age: Middle Ordovician Geologic group: Trenton State/region: Herkimer county, New York 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 2nd submission. Seems like a light month so I’ll put this one in as well. No tragedy regarding this find I’m glad to say. This is from the same private locality as the last submission. This Triarthrus is excellent quality. Very hearty outer shell and is 3D. I wasn’t expecting this so I’m very thrilled. Could use a little prep to expose the rest. Hopefully this year that will happen. Date of discovery: 4/25/2020 Scientific name: Triarthrus eatoni Geologic age: Middle Ordovician Geologic formation: Trenton State/region: Herkimer county, New York. 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CSimpson176 Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 A friend of mine lives in the "boonies" of Northern Kentucky where he has a creek flowing almost right next to his house. We've affectionately called the area, "Burrow Valley" due to the amount of ichnofossils this area yields, in addition to a lot of fossil hash, whole trilobites and a few crinoid calyxes such as this one. This Ectenocrinus calyx was found on a huge block of shale, beautifully prepped by nature itself (lucky we found it when we did). What makes this specimen more unique is the fact that it still preserves the fine ramules on the right most arm, most specimens are found fully enclosed which completely conceals them. We ended up using an angle grinder to cut the shale around it in a rectangular shape and to thin out the base. I finally used my trusty hammer and chisel to free it. Unfortunately, a crack had formed in the specimen before we had even touched it, resulting in it falling apart in two main pieces in addition to a few smaller portions. Managed to glue it back together, even replanting the small free arm ossicles that came off save for a few. Many calyxes are preserved in the Cincinnatian Series, but its rare to find one with the free arms preserved along with the ramules. April 9, 2020 Ectenocrinus simplex Ordovician, Cincinnatian Series, Edenian Stage, Kope Formation Kentucky, Pendleton County 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonehunter Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 So, I'll submit this as the best of 3 foraminifera I "found" on April 20th 2020. I cleaned all 3 the best I could in vinegar and water washes with 30gauge needle prep, then placed the best one in blue clay to hold it. Appreciate the reference from Clear lake as it looks like Ozawainella ciscoensis. Researching numerous databases, identification is far more complex and I am not prepared to i.d. beyond Foraminifera. I have asks into several specialists in foraminifera and am willing to send them all for specific i.d.s. It (and all 3) measure 860-900um diameter (My initial post was incorrect as I had the wrong objective selected ). Here's the rest of the details Date found 4/20/2020 Date cleaning completed 4/27/2020 Foraminifera Pennsylvanian Winterset Limestone Kansas City, Missouri Thanks for looking and all the help of the forum!!! Bone 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 My invertebrate to submission. Date of discovery: 4/26/2020 Scientific name: Clypeaster sp. Geologic age: Miocene (Burdigalian) Geologic formation: Calcarenitos e margas da Fonte State/region: Sesimbra/Portugal Fossil in situ Just washed with water: 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 Lucky man! http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ricardo Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 10 hours ago, Vieira said: Fossil in situ Just washed with water: 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deutscheben Posted April 28, 2020 Share Posted April 28, 2020 I will add another shark tooth (and another Carboniferous one too, for that matter!) to the running. I finally finished prepping this one over the weekend. Date of Discovery: 10/6/19, finished prepping 4/26/20 Scientific Name: Glikmanius occidentalis Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: La Salle Limestone Member of the Bond Formation State, Province, or Region Found: La Salle County, Illinois Photo before prep: Photos after prep: 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ash Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 On 4/27/2020 at 8:29 PM, Al Tahan said: Recent permission to visit private property yielded this Isotelus gigas. Sort of a bitter sweet story as I’m missing a triangle shaped piece that would have really made this amazing. I made a mistake and left my backpack with the counterpart (with part of trilobite still in connterpart) behind and it got grabbed by someone on a 4 wheeler. Still very happy even though I have to live with my horrible error. I still am very lucky to have found this but the regret will sting for some time. Date of discovery: 4/25/2020 Scientific name: Isotelus gigas Geologic age: Middle Ordovician Geologic group: Trenton State/region: Herkimer county, New York On private property? Where did the rider come from? That’s a crying shame! "Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted April 29, 2020 Share Posted April 29, 2020 @Ash I had permission to be there....they did not....very unfortunate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted April 30, 2020 Share Posted April 30, 2020 I tried to add this 2nd photo to my 1st submission of the Isotelus gigas but I’m unable to edit it. I had some of the missing piece (not the most important part) of my isotelus so I glued it into place. I think it makes it look a little better at least 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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