Cris Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 The winner of the March 2017 VFOTM contest is... The Mazon Creek Legless Amphibian (Phlegethontia longissima) from the Carbondale Formation of Illinois! Congratulations to @RCFossils! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spinosaurus Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 he desrved it! these are beatifull! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Swept both categories this month! Congratulations, Rob! 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...
old bones Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Congratulations, Rob! Fantastic finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Congratulations X 2!!! Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kane Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Double rainbow! Congrats - great finds, Rob! ...How to Philosophize with a Hammer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 That's a great find. Congrats Rob ! " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Runner64 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Looks like March 2017 was your month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Congratulations, Rob! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Congrats Rob, I didn't know that amphibians could be found in Mazon Creek before ! A rare fossil ! 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...
sixgill pete Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Congratulations RCFossils !!! 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...
Ancient Bones Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 Congratulations doubled ! ' Keep calm and carry on fossiling ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Wow! I am honored and humbled. Thanks to everyone for your support and kind comments. For most Mazon collectors, an amphibian is a once in a lifetime find. I am happy I am able to share it with others. Since the original post, I had a friend of mine do a little cleaning and prep. You can now see more soft bodied preservation and what appears to be evidence of the digestive tract. Here are a few updated pictures. Thanks again to all who participated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted April 7, 2017 Share Posted April 7, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Congratulations Rob on such a rare find Mike D'Arcy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Great find, Rob! Congrats on the sweep this month. Thanks for letting us know there are some truly spectacular items still waiting to be uncovered in those Mazon Creek nodules. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBOB Posted April 29, 2017 Share Posted April 29, 2017 I am a Mazon Creek fossil collector and that is an amazing find! Congrats! Definitely motivates me to get out in those woods and start collecting nodules! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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