digit Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 The winner of the June 2022 VFOTM goes to... Mazonova helmichnus (Amphibian Eggs) - Carboniferous, Francis Creek Shale - Pit 11 (Mazon Creek) Braidwood, Illinois Congratulations to @Nimravis !!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Congratulations nimravis RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper559 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Congratulations Ralph ! ! Rock On !! phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 (edited) Thank you very much, that was a great concretion to open and to find them waiting on the inside to see the light of day after so long. @RJB @flipper559@digit Edited July 11, 2022 by Nimravis 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Congratulations Ralph nice find, a well deserved win 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr.cheese Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 well done, really nice find. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Meganeura Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Congrats on the gorgeous eggs! 1 Fossils? I dig it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Congratulations, Ralph. 1 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 That's an amazing fossil, Ralph. Congratulations! 1 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 What a great find! Congratulations!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharkdoctor Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Congrats!! Great find! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Bones Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Congratulations Ralph !! 1 ' Keep calm and carry on fossiling ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 @Troodon, @JohnJ, @Meganeura, @Ancient Bones, @sharkdoctor, @grandpa, @Fossildude19 And @mr.cheese thanks much and a rarer find. Now that I am going through the recent collection that I bought on Saturday, I am finding a couple examples in those concretions from the 70’s and 80’s, which is nice. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paleorunner Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 (edited) Congratulations........... a good find. . Edited July 11, 2022 by Paleorunner 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Great find Ralph! Congrats on the find and the FOTM win! 1 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...
Nimravis Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 @Paleorunner and @FossilNerd much appreciated. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Congratulations. Wonderful find! I think I'd question my eyesight if I opened a concretion and found those eggs. Could they really be what I think they are? Very cool. 1 Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Congrats Ralph ! These MC nodules are always surprising ! Coco 1 ---------------------- 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...
Mike from North Queensland Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Congratulations wonderful specimen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 15 hours ago, Pagurus said: Congratulations. Wonderful find! I think I'd question my eyesight if I opened a concretion and found those eggs. Could they really be what I think they are? Very cool. Thanks- If I did not know that they existed in the MC fossil assemblage, I would have tossed it. I come across many concretions that look somewhat similar, but it is easy to tell the real deal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 @Coco and @Mike from North Queensland thank you very much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 (edited) Congratulations, Ralph! That is an awesome find! I am assuming that fossil amphibian eggs from Mazon Creek are extremely rare? Edited July 12, 2022 by fossilhunter21 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Congratulations, Ralph! What a rare find! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Very deserved win, what a super find, Ralph. 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Well deserved Ralph, congratulations. 1 "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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