JohnJ Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 The Best of last year's monthly contests... The Winner of the 2014 Vertebrate Find Of The Year is the August 2014 VFOTM winner: Pelagornis sp. giant false-toothed bird (psuedodontorn) upper jaw from the Early Miocene Calvert Formation of Maryland, U.S.A.!!! Congratulations to Kyle (busyeagle) on his amazing discovery and preparation of a very rare find! (I could see this coming in August ) Thanks again to all the members who share their finds and knowledge with us each year. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Simply amazing find! Congratulations again for the find and for the award! It's well deserved. ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH4ShotCaller Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Outstanding find and prep! Congratulations! Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. -Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 (edited) Well deserved prize, wonderful preservation and great cleaning work. Thank for sharing this beauty with us Edited January 13, 2015 by Nandomas Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 A very special specimen, congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Another year has come and gone And now we have a Pteradon. A Pteradon? Now that's absurd, That jaw is really from a bird! Sorry, that other thread is infecting me. Congratulations, Kyle on a great find and even greater prep! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Congrats Kyle. I never seen that before ! It is a gorgeous fossil and the job on prep is very nice too ! Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Congrats!!! That is definitely one beautiful find!!! Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted January 13, 2015 Share Posted January 13, 2015 Amazing find!!!! Congrats!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Congratulations Kyle on the rare find and win. ~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...
Pagurus Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squali Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Congratulations and thanks for posting. I still wouldn't want to get pecked by that bird. It's hard to remember why you drained the swamp when your surrounded by alligators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busyeagle Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Thanks a bunch everyone! It was a thrill to find and it's been a joy to share with all of you on the forum. Here's to more exciting finds and many more hours well spent hunting in 2015. Kyle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busyeagle Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Another year has come and gone And now we have a Pteradon. A Pteradon? Now that's absurd, That jaw is really from a bird! Sorry, that other thread is infecting me. Congratulations, Kyle on a great find and even greater prep! Well said! I hadn't realized there was another poetry contest going on, much obliged for alerting me to the fact. I'm very entertained at the moment reading through the many excellent entries that have already been posted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
busyeagle Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 (edited) =) Edited January 14, 2015 by busyeagle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted January 14, 2015 Share Posted January 14, 2015 Well said! I hadn't realized there was another poetry contest going on, much obliged for alerting me to the fact. I'm very entertained at the moment reading through the many excellent entries that have already been posted. Attaboy! We're counting on your participation as well now Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLB Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 Super congratulations to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DLB Posted January 15, 2015 Share Posted January 15, 2015 That's one bird I don't think I would want to cross Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jesuslover340 Posted January 23, 2015 Share Posted January 23, 2015 Congratulations and very well deserved! "Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another."-Romans 14:19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave pom Allen Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 It just had to be. an amazing fossil i am still looking for its NZ cousin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoWilliam Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Awesome fossil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted January 25, 2015 Share Posted January 25, 2015 Tremendous fossil! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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