Cris Posted June 14, 2012 Share Posted June 14, 2012 Entries will be taken through June 30th. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests 1. You find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found by you. 2. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. 3. Your Fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or the significant Preparation of your Fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. 4. You must include the Date of your Discovery or the Date of Preparation Completion. 5. You must include the common or scientific name. 6. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the Fossil was found. 7. Play fair. No bought fossils. Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month. The maximum entries allowed by the Polling software will be selected for each contest by the staff. In addition to the fun of a contest, we also want to learn more about the Fossils. So, only entries posted with a CLEAR photo and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Within a few days, we will know the two winning Finds of the Month! Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) Late Silurian Eurypterid Fiddlers Green Formation, Bertie Group Collected June 15, 2012. 2 " long Inverted Colours Edited June 16, 2012 by pleecan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Very nice find Peter........... e.remipes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Very nice find Peter........... e.remipes Thanks Malcolm! looking forward to hunt for more critters... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
echinoman Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Lower Cretaceous (Aptian) echinoid in perfect condition Colected June 2, 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) My fossil for this FOTM is associated plant debris.A variety of fossil plant remains are found in the British Chalk. These were from the nearby land, laid down when sea-levels were lower. The most commonly encountered plant remains in the British Chalk are bundles of fragments. The bundles of plant matter are normally tubular. One possibility is that they represent the coprolites of herbivore dinosaurs, which have dried and been carried out to sea. Another theory is that they could be burrows lined with plant fragments, carried into the burrows of Terebella lewesiensis. One last theory is that these associations are just plant debris that has been carried out to sea by the course of the wind whilst floating on the surface of the sea.This example comes from a chalk quarry which is situated in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, UK. Lower Chalk, 70 – 90 million years old. Lower Chalk (Middle Cenomanian), (A.rhotomagenese Zone) Grey Chalk. Found on the 4th June 2012. Edited March 1, 2013 by Kosmoceras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 (edited) I will add a Cretalamna sp shark tooth to the list. Shark teeth are pretty uncommon at Totternhoe, so I am lucky to have found this tooth despite its small size.This example comes from a chalk quarry which is situated in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, UK. Lower Chalk, 70 – 90 million years old. Lower Chalk (Middle Cenomanian), (A.rhotomagenese Zone) Grey Chalk. Found on the 4th June 2012. Edited March 1, 2013 by Kosmoceras Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejd Posted June 15, 2012 Share Posted June 15, 2012 Albertosaurus tooth found on June 3rd. Late Cretaceous. A fossil hunter needs sharp eyes and a keen search image, a mental template that subconsciously evaluates everything he sees in his search for telltale clues. -Richard E. Leakey http://prehistoricalberta.lefora.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik m Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Palaeohypotodus Bronni, Upper cretaceous late maastrichtian (lava) Belgium. Fond 2 june Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik m Posted June 17, 2012 Share Posted June 17, 2012 Serratolamna serrata, Upper cretaceous late maastrichtian (lava). Also fond the 2 june. It was a good day with these two teeth. Greetings Erik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejd Posted June 18, 2012 Share Posted June 18, 2012 Very nice teeth Erik! A fossil hunter needs sharp eyes and a keen search image, a mental template that subconsciously evaluates everything he sees in his search for telltale clues. -Richard E. Leakey http://prehistoricalberta.lefora.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
erik m Posted June 19, 2012 Share Posted June 19, 2012 thank you rejd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieronymus Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I will add a Palaeospinacidae tooth to the list. Palaeospinacidae teeth are pretty uncommon at Totternhoe, so I am lucky to have found this tooth despite its small size. This example comes from the Totternhoe chalk quarry which is situated in Dunstable, Bedfordshire, UK. Lower Chalk, 70 – 90 million years old. Lower Chalk (Middle Cenomanian), (A.rhotomagenese Zone) Grey Chalk. Found on the 4th June 2012. I don't want to question your determination per se, but none of the Palaeospinacids I own, have seen and held had a lamniform root like that. That tooth looks a lot like a posterior tooth of a lamniform such as Cretalamna or Dwardius. http://rhaetianlorraine.webs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted June 20, 2012 Share Posted June 20, 2012 I don't want to question your determination per se, but none of the Palaeospinacids I own, have seen and held had a lamniform root like that. That tooth looks a lot like a posterior tooth of a lamniform such as Cretalamna or Dwardius. I am currently awaiting a more accurate ID from a friend who works with these fossils, until I can update I will not say Palaeospinacidae for sure, but I have seen examples of Palaeospinacidae with similar roots in one of my books, (that is where I got my ID). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel59 Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 It was suggested I enter this one for FOTM. It is Ghost Shrimp burrows with coprolites infilled... Found GMR Greenville, NC, Pitt county. GMR is Cretacous through Pliocene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hieronymus Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I am currently awaiting a more accurate ID from a friend who works with these fossils, until I can update I will not say Palaeospinacidae for sure, but I have seen examples of Palaeospinacidae with similar roots in one of my books, (that is where I got my ID). What book, if you don't mind me asking? Have you held other Synechodontiform or Palaeospinacid teeth? I'd really like to know what book shows a Palaeospinacid tooth with a lamniform root. That would probably be a Nature-worthy article On top of that, Palaeospinacidae have conical and pointy sidecusps, except maybe for commisural teeth. Your tooth shows rounded and flat (instead of pointy and conical) sidecusps. It definitely IS a really nice tooth though. I like to see pictures of cretaceous shark teeth from the UK. I don't see them pop-up quite often (except for those two website on fossils/shark teeth of the English chalk). You should cherish that fossilhunting site! As I've heard, not a lot of quarries are accessible to the public anymore in the UK. Great job! http://rhaetianlorraine.webs.com/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted June 21, 2012 Share Posted June 21, 2012 I do not have it with me now, but it is the Open University palaeontology book. It has since been returned to the library. It might be a mistake, either by the book, or most likely me looking at the wrong diagram on the page. Once I have a reply from the chalk fossil contact I will update. Thanks for your concerns. All the best, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Malcolmt Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Very very nice specimens and nice prep work!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted June 22, 2012 Share Posted June 22, 2012 Nice Starfish Thair! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micropterus101 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 (edited) Just finished this Aturia Angusta concretion. Too bad the photo doesnt show the fire in the complete specimen , I found these in the lincoln creek formation of Washington State. They are very rare in this preservation and one of my favorite fossils besides crabs. Edited June 23, 2012 by micropterus101 fossil crabs website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossils4U Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 (edited) This is my entry for the month of June. A Scarce fossilized piece of wood from Eastern, NC. USA. 17 1/4" long and 6 1/2" wide by 5 3/4" thick at the thickest point. I found this piece in a eocene cretaceous deposit. Could be alot older! The fossil weighs almost 40 pounds. A very dense/Solid piece. I was out hunting and this piece was just shining at me! Glistening in the sun light like it was on fire! I walked over to it and all I could do was sit and admire its beauty. The top of the fossil looks like it was burned at one time a long time ago then was crystallized. It is covered with small black crystals.. All of the shine that you see in the pictures does not even show this fossils true beauty. I love this fossil! Hope you enjoy the pics! P.S. Do you think that carpenter bee is going to like the taste of this wood? Picture #1 Edited June 23, 2012 by Fossils4U Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
micropterus101 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 wow thats a nice piece of petrified wood! fossil crabs website Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossils4U Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Thank You! It is one of my better finds this year so far. wow thats a nice piece of petrified wood! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossils4U Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Nice Find! Just finished this Aturia Angusta concretion. Too bad the photo doesnt show the fire in the complete specimen , I found these in the lincoln creek formation of Washington State. They are very rare in this preservation and one of my favorite fossils besides crabs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted June 23, 2012 Share Posted June 23, 2012 Well my son Hopper15 (Russell) found these in May but I just now finished cleaning and stabilizing them. He dose not have a computer to upload pictures right now so I told him I would do it for him. Hope that is OK. Some of you may have already seen the post under Hunting Trips but here are the other good ones he found. These little brittle stars are form the Lake Waco site Texas, Cretaceous, Ophiura graysonenses This is really a group of fossils with a couple real pretty ones. Well my son Hopper15 (Russell) found these in May but I just now finished cleaning and stabilizing them. He dose not have a computer to upload pictures right now so I told him I would do it for him. Hope that is OK. Some of you may have already seen the post under Hunting Trips but here are the other good ones he found. These little brittle stars are form the Lake Waco site Texas, Cretaceous, Ophiura graysonenses This is really a group of fossils with a couple real pretty ones. Awesome brittle star Thair! Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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