digit Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 The winner of the May 2020 VFOTM goes to... Triceratops prorsus right dentary - Upper Hell Creek Formation, Upper Cretaceous - Powder River County, Montana Congratulations to @Troodon !!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Congratulations @Troodon, What a great find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PODIGGER Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Congratulations! Well earned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelivingdead531 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Praefectus Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Bones Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Congratulations ! What a unique find ! ' Keep calm and carry on fossiling ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM BUCKLEY Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 2 hours ago, digit said: The winner of the May 2020 VFOTM goes to... Triceratops prorsus right dentary - Upper Hell Creek Formation, Upper Cretaceous - Powder River County, Montana Congratulations to @Troodon !!! Congratulations! I am in awe as it has been a desire of mine to hunt dinosaurs. The material surrounding the initial find appears to be crumbly sand or was it rock? Tom AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGIST STROKE SURVIVOR CANCER SURVIVOR CURMUDGEON "THERE IS A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGY AND MENTAL ILLNESS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hokietech96 Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 @Troodon Wow that is an amazing find! That was my favorite dinosaur when I was kid. Congratulations!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
holdinghistory Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Wow, amazing find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Congratulations on the outstanding find!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Congrats Troodon ! An incredible fossil, I never seen that before ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilsonwheels Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Awesome find Frank. Congrats ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Fantastic find !!! Congratulations ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Thank you everyone. It was a super rush when I found this cool jaw only to be surpassed by winning the VFOTM. I would also like to thank Ken @digit for his efforts in running these contests aways enjoy seeing all the fantastic finds submitted every month. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted June 11, 2020 Author Share Posted June 11, 2020 Sorry for the delays. I'm a bit nomadic at the present as I'm in a quantum probability distribution between Boca Raton and Gainesville. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 3 hours ago, TOM BUCKLEY said: Congratulations! I am in awe as it has been a desire of mine to hunt dinosaurs. The material surrounding the initial find appears to be crumbly sand or was it rock? Tom Thanks. Very fortunate to be able to collect dino material. The matrix in this layer was hard clay which I worked with an awl and Xacto knife. Slow process Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Rico Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 @Troodon Well that is beautiful piece Frank . Triceratops is one of them great creatures that is so nostalgic . Lovely fossil, lovely prep . Congratulations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dinosaur man Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Wow! Great find @Troodon! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM BUCKLEY Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 52 minutes ago, Troodon said: Thanks. Very fortunate to be able to collect dino material. The matrix in this layer was hard clay which I worked with an awl and Xacto knife. Slow process Still easier than if you had to dig it out of limestone. Tom 1 AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGIST STROKE SURVIVOR CANCER SURVIVOR CURMUDGEON "THERE IS A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGY AND MENTAL ILLNESS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted June 11, 2020 Share Posted June 11, 2020 Congrats Frank! Awesome find and great prep. Like Bobby, I’m a fan of triceratops. Great specimen! The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Congratulations, Frank. Just awesome! What a find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LSCHNELLE Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Truly amazing find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Congratulations nice specimen Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 Congratulations! This one was the obvious front runner from the beginning this time around, even though the other entries are superb in their own ways. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted June 12, 2020 Share Posted June 12, 2020 15 hours ago, Bobby Rico said: @Troodon Well that is beautiful piece Frank . Triceratops is one of them great creatures that is so nostalgic . Lovely fossil, lovely prep . Congratulations. @FossilNerd Thanks, I think next to Trex, Triceratops is a Dino that everyone can recognize at all ages 3 hours ago, Ludwigia said: Congratulations! This one was the obvious front runner from the beginning this time around, even though the other entries are superb in their own ways. thanks all of the entries deserve recognition and indeed are special Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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