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August 2014 Invertebrate / Plant Find Of The Month


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August 2014 Invertebrate / Plant Find Of The Month  

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  1. 1. Cast a vote for your favorite find this month!

    • 1. Modiolopsis bivalve slab - Late Ordovician period Georgian Bay Formation - Toronto, Ontario
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    • 2. Lepidocoelus species Machaeridian armored worm - Early Devonian Haragan formation - Oklahoma, USA
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    • 3. Tragophylloceras and an Androgynoceras ammonites - Lower lias, 190mya - Charmouth beach, UK
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    • 4. Turrilites acutus americanus ammonite - Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Dakota Formation / Paguate Sandstone Member - New Mexico, USA
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    • 5. Alkaidia sumralli starfish arm - Cretaceous Grayson Formation - Texas, USA
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    • 6. Tetradium fibratum; Favistina stellata algae / coral slab - Late Ordovician (Caradocian) Upper Gull River formation - Ontario, Canada
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    • 7. Callianasid ghost shrimp - Cretaceous Hornbrook Formation - Oregon, USA
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    • 8. Olenus sp. trilobites - Upper Cambrian Alum Shales - Scania, Sweden
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    • 9. Tridacna gigas giant clam - Pleistocene -Yasawa Islands, Fiji
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    • 10. Tullimonstrum gregarium invertebrate - Middle Pennsylvanian Francis Creek Shale - Illinois, USA
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    • 11. Phacopidina micheli trilobite with counterpart - Middle Ordovician - South of Rennes, France
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Incredible invertebrate finds this month make up one our largest groups of contestants in quite some time. That translates into "this is going to hurt" when you try to decide which fossil to vote for. :D

In the meantime, please show your support for what you think is the best find this month! The poll ends September 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE.

1. Modiolopsis bivalve slab - Late Ordovician period Georgian Bay Formation - Toronto, Ontario

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2. Lepidocoelus species Machaeridian armored worm - Early Devonian Haragan formation - Oklahoma, USA

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3. Tragophylloceras and an Androgynoceras ammonites - Lower lias, 190mya - Charmouth beach, UK

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4. Turrilites acutus americanus ammonite - Late Cretaceous (Cenomanian) Dakota Formation / Paguate Sandstone Member - New Mexico, USA

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5. Alkaidia sumralli starfish arm - Cretaceous Grayson Formation - Texas, USA

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6. Tetradium fibratum; Favistina stellata algae / coral slab - Late Ordovician (Caradocian) Upper Gull River formation - Ontario, Canada

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7. Callianasid ghost shrimp - Cretaceous Hornbrook Formation - Oregon, USA

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8. Olenus sp. trilobites - Upper Cambrian Alum Shales - Scania, Sweden

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9. Tridacna gigas giant clam - Pleistocene -Yasawa Islands, Fiji

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10. Tullimonstrum gregarium invertebrate - Middle Pennsylvanian Francis Creek Shale - Illinois, USA

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11. Phacopidina micheli trilobite with counterpart - Middle Ordovician - South of Rennes, France

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Love that worm!

"Faith is to believe what you do not see; the reward of this faith is to see what you believe" - Saint Augustine

"Those who can not see past their own nose deserve our pity more than anything else."

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Incredible finds!

Each dot is 50,000,000 years:

Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic...........

                                                                                                                    Paleo......Meso....Ceno..

                                                                                                           Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here

Doesn't time just fly by?

 

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