May 2015 Vertebrate Find Of The Month

[JohnJ]

Last month we had 3 vertebrate entries; this month we have 3 times that number! Let's just say making your decision in this poll might not be easy.

Please cast your vote for what you think is the best find this month! The poll ends June 5th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll HERE.

1. Flexomornis howei partial avian scapula - Upper Cretaceous Woodbine Formation (Middle Cenomanian) - Texas, USA

2. Hybodont shark spine - Upper Cretaceous - New Jersey, USA

3. Notorynchus cepedianus shark tooth - Early Miocene Calvert Formation - Maryland, USA

4. Mammuthus columbi molar - Pleistocene - Florida, USA

5. Ophiderpeton sp. juvenile legless amphibian - Middle Pennsylvanian Allegheny Group, Cannel Coal - Ohio, USA

6. Diceratosaurus sp. amphibian skull - Middle Pennsylvanian Allegheny Group, Cannel Coal - Ohio, USA

7. Rhabdoderma elegans Coelacanth fish tail - Middle Pennsylvanian Allegheny Group, Cannel Coal - Ohio, USA

8. Ctenerpeton remex amphibian partial abdomen - Middle Pennsylvanian Allegheny Group, Cannel Coal - Ohio, USA

9. Colosteus scutellatus amphibian partial abdominal front section with dorsal and ventral impressions - Middle Pennsylvanian Allegheny Group, Cannel Coal - Ohio, USA

[digit]

Don't forget that the sevengill cowshark (Notorynchus) tooth is a symphyseal (which gives it extra street cred in my book). I'd love to find any cowshark tooth which seem to be rare or not present down here in South Florida. This is the first time I've even seen a symphyseal--quite jealous.

Looks like the summer fossil hunting season is off to a great start--what a great set of entries.

Cheers.

-Ken

[ZiggieCie]

Bumping back up.