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December 2016 Invertebrate / Plant Find Of The Month


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December 2016 Invertebrate / Plant Find Of The Month  

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

    • 1. Glycymeris sp. bivalve - Langhian-Serravallian (Miocene) - Landes, France
      6
    • 2. Crassostrea longirostris oyster - Langhian-Serravallian (Miocene) - Landes, France
      1
    • 3. Olenellus terminatus trilobites - Cambrian Pyramid Shale Formation - CA, U.S.A.
      11
    • 4. Goniatite multiblock - Lower Coal Measures (upper Carboniferous) - West Yorkshire, UK
      0
    • 5. Loriolia rosana echinoid block - Lower Cretaceous Upper Glen Rose Formation - TX, U.S.A.
      37
    • 6. Triodopsis sp. gastropod - Pleistocene (Tarantian Stage) - MS, U.S.A.
      3
    • 7. Flexicalymene senaria trilobite - Upper Ordovician Crown Point Formation - VT, U.S.A.
      8
    • 8. Mecaster (hemiaster) sp. echinoid - Upper Cenomanian (Cretaceous) - Ourém, Portugal
      2

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A fine list of entries to finish off 2016!  Well done!  Let's figure out which one will win December IPFOTM!

 

The poll ends January 6th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll,  HERE .

 

1.  Glycymeris sp. bivalve - Langhian-Serravallian (Miocene) - Landes, France

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2.  Crassostrea longirostris oyster - Langhian-Serravallian (Miocene) - Landes, France

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3.  Olenellus terminatus trilobites - Cambrian Pyramid Shale Formation - CA, U.S.A.

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4.  Goniatite multiblock -  Lower Coal Measures (upper Carboniferous) - West Yorkshire, UK

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5.  Loriolia rosana echinoid block - Lower Cretaceous Upper Glen Rose Formation - TX, U.S.A.

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6.  Triodopsis sp. gastropod - Pleistocene (Tarantian Stage) - MS, U.S.A.

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7.  Flexicalymene senaria trilobite - Upper Ordovician Crown Point Formation - VT, U.S.A.

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8.  Mecaster (hemiaster) sp. echinoid - Upper Cenomanian (Cretaceous) - Ourém, Portugal

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Thanks to everyone for posting all those nice finds !

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Wow, that Loriolia block reminds me of the echinoid mass mortality that I found as a kid at one of my local sites, which I regrettably picked pieces off instead of digging it out whole. Very similar echs too, but some had spines.

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Nice finds from all of the entrants!

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