Cris Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 And the winner of January's VFOTM goes to... the shrew mandible from the Late Pleistocene of Florida! Congrats to @old bones! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Congratulations! You must have good eyes to have found that in the first place Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted February 6, 2018 Share Posted February 6, 2018 Congrats old bones ! Marvelous little teeth and jaw ! 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Deserved win. This is a very beautiful little piece. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Your takeover of this contest was rather “shrewd” Congrats on the win and awesome find! “...whilst this planet has gone cycling on according to the fixed law of gravity, from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been and are being evolved.” ~ Charles Darwin Happy hunting, Mason Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Bones Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Congratulations Julianna ! Stunning little mandible! ' Keep calm and carry on fossiling ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Congratulations on the win, and the wonderful find! 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...
Troodon Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Love it, congrat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Congrats Julianna, that’s an awesome piece you’ve found 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...
Darktooth Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Congratulations! I like Trilo-butts and I cannot lie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Enviable find. There were lots of great finds this month but that micro-fossil stole my heart. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 1 hour ago, Ludwigia said: Congratulations! You must have good eyes to have found that in the first place Thanks, Ludwigia. My eyes are getting old, but that's what magnification is for! LOL . I usually find the individual teeth, so to me this tiny jaw looked pretty big. 1 hour ago, Coco said: Congrats old bones ! Marvelous little teeth and jaw ! Coco Thank you Coco 1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said: Deserved win. This is a very beautiful little piece. Thank you Adam I love the details of these tiny finds. 44 minutes ago, WhodamanHD said: Your takeover of this contest was rather “shrewd” Congrats on the win and awesome find! Haha! Thanks, Mason 37 minutes ago, Ancient Bones said: Congratulations Julianna ! Stunning little mandible! Thanks, Mum Thanks for pushing me to enter it. 36 minutes ago, ynot said: Congratulations on the win, and the wonderful find! Thank you Tony 28 minutes ago, Troodon said: Love it, congrat. Thank you, Troodon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 22 minutes ago, jcbshark said: Congrats Julianna, that’s an awesome piece you’ve found Thanks, Jeff 16 minutes ago, Darktooth said: Congratulations! Thank you Darktooth! 10 minutes ago, digit said: Enviable find. There were lots of great finds this month but that micro-fossil stole my heart. Cheers. -Ken Thank you Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Excellent find, Julianna, and a well deserved win for the micro fossils. 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...
Heteromorph Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Great fossil and a deserving win! I love the color of the teeth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Excellent Julianna. Well deserved! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Congrats! Reminds me of the matrix I look in for little bits like this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 12 hours ago, Fossildude19 said: Excellent find, Julianna, and a well deserved win for the micro fossils. Regards, Thanks Tim! I love micros. 10 hours ago, Heteromorph said: Great fossil and a deserving win! I love the color of the teeth. Thank you, Heteromorph. I think this fossil had a bit of rust with it. The fossils in this matrix are usually black. 4 hours ago, Sacha said: Excellent Julianna. Well deserved! Thank you John. This matrix has been quite an adventure. 4 hours ago, Foozil said: Congrats! Reminds me of the matrix I look in for little bits like this Thank you Foozil. What is the age of the matrix that you are searching? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 Ooooh. I missed this until now. What a terrific find that is! It looks HUGE to me. I've been searching through some of that matrix recently, and this piece is simply awesome! All your posts are such a valuable resource, Julianna. Thank you! Mike Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted February 7, 2018 Share Posted February 7, 2018 5 hours ago, old bones said: Thank you Foozil. What is the age of the matrix that you are searching? Pleistocene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 17 hours ago, Pagurus said: Ooooh. I missed this until now. What a terrific find that is! It looks HUGE to me. I've been searching through some of that matrix recently, and this piece is simply awesome! All your posts are such a valuable resource, Julianna. Thank you! Mike Thank you for the kind words @Pagurus I hope to post many more photos soon. I would love to see your finds too! 17 hours ago, Foozil said: Pleistocene Nice, @Foozil. Have you posted any photos of your finds from that matrix? What sort of fossils do you find? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Congrats on the find, Julianna! It's a nice fossil! " 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...
sixgill pete Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Amazing Julianna. Great find. 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...
izak_ Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 7 hours ago, old bones said: Nice, @Foozil. Have you posted any photos of your finds from that matrix? What sort of fossils do you find? This is certainly not all of what can be found and the pics aren't very good, but here: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted February 8, 2018 Share Posted February 8, 2018 Neat jaw! On a side note: Jaws seem to be a recurring theme here..... Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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