JohnJ Posted September 6, 2014 Share Posted September 6, 2014 I'm still woozy from the quality of finds in August.... I wonder what will happen this month????? Carefully read the rules below, make sure you include all the required information, and submit your fantastic fossils! Please remember that we recently introduced another qualification to the current rules. Make a note of Rule #5: Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for Prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. In addition to keeping the contest fair, this new qualification will encourage better documentation of our spectacular past finds. Best of luck to all and good hunting! Entries will be taken through September 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 Contests1. 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 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. Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for Prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest.6. You must include the common or scientific name.7. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the Fossil was found.8. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims.Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month.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! The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 (edited) I'll break the ice this month. It's not anything over the top spectacular, but it's a nicely preserved specimen with beautiful coloration. I think it's worth a shot. Lobetelson mclaughlinae (Shrimp) Francis Creek Shale Pennsylvanian Mazon Creek, IL U.S.A. Found (opened): 9-11-14 Edited September 12, 2014 by fossilized6s ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Those are spectacular to me. The color, presentation, and preservation are outrageous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Those are spectacular to me. The color, presentation, and preservation are outrageous. Roger that! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Thanks guys. The preservation always amazes me with these Mazon nods. Even the three dimensional preservation of a creature that was/is 90% water (Jellyfish) is crazy! I don't suppose i can enter 300 myo peace huh? Lol ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tmaier Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Does the color stay on those Mazon nodules? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted September 12, 2014 Share Posted September 12, 2014 Does the color stay on those Mazon nodules? For the most part yes. The white you see is Calcite. Sometimes it's very thick and cannot be removed. Other times it's just a light very fragile layer (like my shrimp). The color in this one is especially nice, framing the little shrimp in all of its glory. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 Those are spectacular to me. The color, presentation, and preservation are outrageous. I will third that. Awesome piece Charlie. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted September 13, 2014 Share Posted September 13, 2014 I will third that. Awesome piece Charlie. Thank you sir! Nurse Shark tooth for vert of the month? ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanNREMTP Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Apotocardium sp Found: Sept 14th, 2014 Lake Jacksboro Finnis Shale Formation Pennsylvanian Age Front Reverse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Now darn it Ryan...if you're going to show the reverse of the fossil, shouldn't we be seeing the reverse of the penny as well?!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanNREMTP Posted September 15, 2014 Share Posted September 15, 2014 Didn't think of that. It's a typical wheat penny if that matters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) Nice detail on that guy Ryan! It looks like it has teeth. Feed me Seymor, feed me....haha Edited September 16, 2014 by fossilized6s ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 (edited) Well, I don't usually put my fossils in, but in light of the rarity of complete fish fossils, at least in my area, I will enter my find for Vertebrate Fossil of the Month.. Multiple fish plate of Semionotus sp. (One complete, two partials.) Early Jurassic (Hettangian) East Berlin Formation, Connecticut. Found on 9\14\2014 I should add, that a complete, fairly well preserved fish from this locality is quite rare. Usually they are de-phosphatized, and missing the heads. In nearly 20 years of collecting in Connecticut, I only have 5 complete fish, and this is the only one that is a classic looking, easily recognizable complete fish. By the way, folks, great entries so far! Edited September 30, 2014 by Fossildude19 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanNREMTP Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Very nice looking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 16, 2014 Share Posted September 16, 2014 Very nice looking. As is yours, Ryan. Very unusual looking. Thank you. Regards, Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 (edited) This is the first time I've entered anything - it's a fairly rare brittlestar, oral view, preserved partly in shale, partly in the overlying sandstone. Some arm ends were broken off before fossilisation but this is the most complete one I've found so far. It's about 8" across - straightened out and complete, would be about 12". Palaeocoma milleri (Phillips) Lower Jurassic,Staithes Sandstone Formation Near Whitby, north Yorkshire, UK. Found 15 July 2014, finished prepping 15 September. As collected: Prepped: Edited September 17, 2014 by TqB Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 TqB, awesome brittlestar. Now since Charlie suggested it, I wil throw my hat into the ring. Nebrius sp. (Nurse Shark) Jones County, N.C. Late Oligocene Belgrade Formation Found on 12 Sept 2014 This is a rare tooth for this location and when found are usually extremely worn. This one is in exceptional condition. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanNREMTP Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Well darn, there goes my chance. Very nice brittlestar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Well darn, there goes my chance. Very nice brittlestar. +1 That brittlestar is very cool looking. It looks still alive. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted September 17, 2014 Share Posted September 17, 2014 Well darn, there goes my chance. Very nice brittlestar. +1 That brittlestar is very cool looking. It looks still alive. Kind of you to say so! - but everything on here is special and I'd hate to have to chose. And still a couple of weeks to go... Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
makoken Posted September 21, 2014 Share Posted September 21, 2014 (edited) Here's my entry. Found in mississippi Sept. 6th. In the Yazoo clay. Eocene I believe. Associated saw fish rostrals. Edited September 21, 2014 by makoken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elcoincoin Posted September 23, 2014 Share Posted September 23, 2014 the brittlestar is awesome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the tatter Posted September 24, 2014 Share Posted September 24, 2014 Here is my Upper Missippian trace fossil, found September 9 as float in Fayetteville Shale, even though that incredible brittle star is without a doubt the winner. Discovery consists of seeing what everybody has seen, and thinking what nobody has thought. Albert Szent-Gyorgyi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted September 25, 2014 Share Posted September 25, 2014 The Tatter, looks like whatever made this had a bit too much to drink...Hic! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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