2011 Vertebrate Find Of The Year!

[JohnJ]

Another year of outstanding vertebrate finds is past. Yet before we are amazed by new fossils this year, let us honor the best from last year. Please consider carefully and cast your vote for the 2011 Vertebrate Find of the Year!

The voting will end on Friday, January 13th. You can vote in our other contest HERE.

January 2011 VFOTM

1. Petrodus sp. loosely associated shark denticles from the Pennsylvanian Garner Formation in Texas, USA

February 2011 VFOTM

2. Mosasaurus sp. associated mosasaur rear limb bones from the Upper Cretaceous Ozan Formation in Texas, USA

March 2011 VFOTM

3. Ischyrhiza mira sawfish rostrum from the Upper Cretaceous Ripley Formation in Alabama, USA

April 2011 VFOTM

4. Mosasaur tooth and bone fragment from the Upper Cretaceous Ozan Formation of Texas, USA

May 2011 VFOTM

5. Fossil Bird Egg (cf. Badistornis aramus) from the Oligocene White River Formation in Wyoming, USA

June 2011 VFOTM

6. Unidentified marine bird skull from the Miocene/Pliocene Tangahoe Formation of New Zealand

July 2011 VFOTM

7. Tyrannosaurus rex 2-5/8” tooth from the Upper Cretaceous Hell Creek Formation of Montana, USA

August 2011 VFOTM

8. Carcharocles angustidens shark tooth from the Oligocene of South Carolina, USA

September 2011 VFOTM

9. Actinopterygian fish brain endocast from the Pennsylvanian Bridgeport Shale of Texas, USA

October 2011 VFOTM

10. Scombridae 18 cm mackerel from the Ypresium / Eocene Fur Formation in Limfjord, Denmark

November 2011 VFOTM

11. Associated Glyptotherium osteoderms from the Pleistocene terrace deposits in Texas, USA

December 2011 VFOTM

12. Panthera onca jaguar canine from the Pleistocene deposits in Florida, USA

[JohnJ]

Deciding this might hurt your brain.

[Kosmoceras]

That..... was hard, very hard.

[dudeman]

WOW...all are worthy! It's kind of like taking a kid into the largest candy store in the world and telling them to pick just one piece, this could take a while.

[JohnJ]

WOW...all are worthy! It's kind of like taking a kid into the largest candy store in the world and telling them to pick just one piece, this could take a while.

[jpc]

If the bird egg wins, I get half the prize money...I took nando to that site and have not found a bird egg yet.

[MikeD]

How the heck am I supposed to choose on these? Every one of them gets and honorary FOTY in my book. WOW!

[JohnJ]

:hot:

Auspex and tracer are handing refreshments out by the door after you vote.

[Cris]

I can't vote....It's like asking a parent to choose a favorite child...it feels wrong to pick one

[JohnJ]

It's still early enough to hurt yourself voting for your favorite....

[Auspex]

:hot:

Auspex and tracer are handing refreshments out by the door after you vote.

...still a little eggnog left (out of cups, though...)

[Nandomas]

If the bird egg wins, I get half the prize money...I took nando to that site and have not found a bird egg yet.

My Fellow Americans... Cast Your Vote Here

[Sinopaleus]

My Fellow Americans... Cast Your Vote Here

[Kosmoceras]

...still a little eggnog left (out of cups, though...)

its ok! drink straight from the bottle! :hot: