2010 Invertebrate / Plant Find Of The Year!

[JohnJ]

OK, it is time to decide your favorite Invertebrate / Plant fossil winner from 2010! We have had the chance to see some stunning finds from around the world; so this decision will not be easy. Which one do you think deserves the title: 2010 Invertebrate / Plant Find of the Year!

The voting will end on Wednesday, January 12th. You can vote in the other contest HERE.

January 2010 IPFOTM

1. Cupulocrinus jewetti & Carabocrinus vancortlandti crinoids and Glyptocystites multiporus cystoid matrix plate - Ordovician Bobcaygeon formation - Ontario, Canada

February 2010 IPFOTM

2. Metaptychoceras sp. pyritized heteromorphic ammonite from the Upper Cretaceous Eagle Ford Formation - TX, USA

March 2010 IPFOTM

3. Phacops rana trilobite from the Devonian Windom Shale - NY, USA

April 2010 IPFOTM

4. 11 mm Icneumonid wasp found in the lower Middle Eocene Allenby Formation - BC, Canada

May 2010 IPFOTM

5. 13" Cenoceras obesum & 19" Paracoroniceras charlsei nautiloid & ammonite of the Lower Jurassic Sinemurian - Dorset, UK

June 2010 IPFOTM

6. Scaphites warreni ammonite from the late Cretaceous Turonian aged Frontier Formation - WY, USA

July 2010 IPFOTM

7. Fire opal replaced petrified wood from Miocene strata - NV, USA

August 2010 IPFOTM

8. Clavatula asperulata var. tortonica of the Miocene Burdigalian stage - France

September 2010 IPFOTM

9. 3-D Agariocrinus splendens crinoid from the Mississippian Edwardsville Formation - IN, USA

October 2010 IPFOTM

10. Pulalius vulgaris crab from the late Miocene or early Oligocene - WA, USA

November 2010 IPFOTM

11. Triarthrus spinosus pyritized trilobite (Ordovician Billings Formation) – Ontario, Canada

December 2010 IPFOTM

12. Sceptaspis lincolnensis trilobite - (Ordovician) – Ontario, Canada

[JohnJ]

This is a tough one.

[Ludwigia]

Man! That WAS tough! I'm still sweating, but at least my temperature's risen enough to break the ice here. I think it brought my selection to a broil as well.

Roger

[Terry Dactyll]

Yikes... I didnt know this was happening... Good luck everyone.. :Thumbs Up:

[MikeD]

This is tougher than the vert contest! :eat popcorn:

[Ordovician_Odyssey]

Wow, its all the winners...how are we suposed to choose just one?

very hard disission.

Edited January 10, 2011 by trilobite guy

[MB]

Hard to say... but done

[Kosmoceras]

Very hard, but do able!

[Nandomas]

my brain went :hot: :hot: :hot:

Edited January 7, 2011 by Nandomas

[JohnJ]

Only a few days left to vote.

[Ammojoe]

Tricky, but i've cast my well desrved vote!

Joe

Edited January 10, 2011 by fossily99

[Carlos]

Amazing stuf ^^.

[Crinoid Queen]

We should do Gold silver and bronze for the FOTY lol

[jpc]

Since mine has no votes, I think we should also do a booby prize...

Where's that crying smiley face?

[JohnJ]

It is amazing that both polls are tied this late....

[JohnJ]

Just a few more hours to get you vote in!

[Scylla]

Tied up again now :o