June 2011 Invertebrate / Plant Find Of The Month

[JohnJ]

It’s a pleasure to see the variety in this month’s contest. Will plants take root or other creatures wash ashore? Which one do you think is the best find this month?

The poll ends on Wednesday, July 6th. You can also vote in our other Poll HERE.

1. Halesia oregona tree leaves with associated insect leaf galls – (Oligocene Little Butte Volcanic Series) – OR, USA

2. Petrified wood slab – (Permian) – southeast France

3. Asaphiscus wheeleri pyritized trilobites – (Cambrian Wheeler Shale) – UT, USA

4. Cruziana ichnospecies feeding traces – (Ordovician Georgian Bay Formation) – Ontario, Canada

5. Multi-species belemnite matrix with a reptile bone – (Jurassic – upper Toarcian) – Bavaria, Germany

6. Clypeaster rogersi echinoid – (Oligocene Suwannee Limestone) – FL, USA

7. Guichenia dufouri trilobite with associated Phacopidina micheli trilobite – (Dariwillian - Ordovician) - south of Rennes, France

8. Cooksonia sp. Vascular Land Plant – (Early Silurian) – Ontario, Canada

9. Margeretia dorus alga – (Cambrian Wheeler Formation) – UT, USA

[Nandomas]

Great contest, as ever

[Terry Dactyll]

Very difficult... I had to bite the bullet and vote or Ider been here all night chosing.... Good luck everyone

[amaltheus]

Nice to see such a variety

[JohnJ]

A few more hours to get your votes in.

[pleecan]

What a close nail bitting race!

PL

[astron]

What a close nail bitting race!

PL

Actually!!! Brrrrrrrrrrrrrr :o