August 2010 Vertebrate Find Of The Month

[JohnJ]

Some members went ‘hog wild’ and others went swimming to make some great finds! Which one will be your choice?

The poll ends on Sunday, September 5th. You can also vote in our other Poll HERE.

1. Peccary jaw – (Miocene Calvert Formation) – MD, USA

2. Pipiscius zangerli agnathan lamprey-like fish – (Pennsylvanian Mazon Creek Deposit) – IL, USA

3. Scelidosaurus harrisonii dinosaur vertebra – (Lower Jurassic) – Dorset, UK

4. Unidentified whale tooth – (Pliocene Yorktown Formation) – NC, USA

5. Unidentified dolphin skull – (Miocene / Early Pliocene Tangahoe Formation) - Taranaki, NZ

6. Hemipristis serra shark tooth – (Miocene Pungo River Formation) – NC, USA

7. Raptor claw – (Upper Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation) – MT, USA

8. Partial Barracuda jaw – (Miocene) – SC, USA

9. Peccary upper dentition with associated canine – (Miocene Calvert Formation) – MD, USA

10. Basilosaurus primitive whale vertebra – (Eocene) – GA, USA

[Terry Dactyll]

Very difficult choice..... I need 2 votes but alas I have only one.... I think the raptor claw does it for me with the 'in situ' photos.... Great find and good luck....

[Shamalama]

Oh gawd! Why do I have to choose?!?!?!

[Fossildude19]

11. All of the above? What?!? We can't split it 10 ways?

Man,... another tough month.

[Boesse]

No Offense to everyone else... but the peccary jaw (which is in a marine deposit, for one!) and the Pliocene dolphin skull are by far and away the most amazing fossils on here (i.e. both of them are complete enough to be designated holotypes, *if* they were found to be new species, that is). Just saying.

[Nandomas]

Hard choise :wub:

Voted

[Xiphactinus]

toughest month yet. Sheeez there are some good finds here.

[Acryzona]

... And I thought the Invert poll this month was hard! :0

[barefootgirl]

All of them make me jealous and I like them all!

Choosing is gonna be hard this month.

[MOROPUS]

Really difficult to decide!

But that dolphin skull, is really unique, because of the preservation, and from where it comes from.

[beachbum]

This is tough,very tough,with all the great choices for the month to vote for.

[HeritageFossils]

So much fun stuff this month!

[paleozoicfish]

I would have to say the Pipiscius because it has the first well preserved body and tail. Under a dozen have been found and most preserve the "mouth plate" best and the body poorly. Very Interesting!

-PzF