Cris Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 The winner of the Feb. 2018 VFOTM goes to...The Saurodon Fish Jaw from the Cretaceous Atco formation of Dallas, Texas! Congrats to @John S.! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Congratulations John! 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...
KimTexan Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Congratulations John, very cool find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Awesome fishy you found John! Congrats on the win! “...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...
Pagurus Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 That sure is a beauty. Congratulations. Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Congratulations! Amazing fish jaw. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 That fully merits its title,amazing find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 You've been finding some amazing fish specimens as of late, but this is the best. Can only begin to imagine all the time and toil that went into finding this beauty. It appears all of your effort paid off. Big congratulations on a well deserved win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Awesome thanks everyone! Yes been getting lucky with the fish lately. This one was cool. I found it in a creek that I pass by on the way to work everyday right next a busy city street. You just never know North Central Texas Eagle Ford Group / Ozan Formation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Excellent find John, congrats 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...
Shellseeker Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 9 hours ago, John S. said: Awesome thanks everyone! Yes been getting lucky with the fish lately. This one was cool. I found it in a creek that I pass by on the way to work everyday right next a busy city street. You just never know Exactly correct. Always on the lookout and it really paid off this time. Fantastic find.., great prep bringing it out of the matrix. The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calvert Cliff Dweller Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Congrats John S. from one fisherman to another. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Congratulations, John. That's a beautiful jaw! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Congrats man. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Congratulations that's a really neat jaw! Opalised fossils are the best: a wonderful mix between paleontology and mineralogy! Q. Where do dinosaurs study? A. At Khaan Academy!... My ResearchGate profile Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Congrats. Great jaw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heteromorph Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Beautiful jaw! Those teeth.. wow! Is it just for me or are the last two photos stretched? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ynot Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 3 minutes ago, Heteromorph said: Is it just for me or are the last two photos stretched? Either that or some really stubby fingers. 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...
Heteromorph Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 1 hour ago, ynot said: Either that or some really stubby fingers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Fantastic specimen, congrats!!! Max Derème "I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day." - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier Instagram: @world_of_fossils Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Congratulations! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted March 7, 2018 Share Posted March 7, 2018 Hi, Congrats John ! 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...
digit Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 Really nice find. Congrats on the win. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John S. Posted March 8, 2018 Share Posted March 8, 2018 10 hours ago, ynot said: Either that or some really stubby fingers. I know I’ve gained a few but geez North Central Texas Eagle Ford Group / Ozan Formation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted March 9, 2018 Share Posted March 9, 2018 Great find @John S. well deserving of the win!! 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...
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