Fossildude19 Posted May 4, 2018 Share Posted May 4, 2018 Springtime is here at last. After what appeared to be a lingering winter, we finally have good weather for fossil hunting! Take advantage, and get out there! Good Luck!!! ********************************************************************************************** Remember...PLEASE carefully read all of the rules below, ... make sure you include all the required information, in the requested format, and submit your fossil! If you have a question about a possible entry, please send me a PM. Please pay special attention to Rule #5: Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for Prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. In addition to keeping the contest fair, this new qualification will encourage better documentation of our spectacular past finds. Best of success to all, and good hunting! Entries will be taken until midnight on May 31st Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. *********************************** Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests 1. You find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found by you. NO PURCHASED FOSSILS. 2. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. (Only two entries per contest category.) 3. Your Fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or the significant Preparation of your Fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest.(Please make sure you arrange for photos if someone else is preparing your fossil find and completes the prep requirements in the contest month.") 4. You must include the Date of your Discovery (when found in the contest month); or the Date of Preparation Completion and Discovery date (if not found in the contest month). 5. Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. 6. You must include the common or scientific name. 7. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the Fossil was found. 8. You must include the State, Province, or region where the Fossil was found. 9. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims. Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month. In addition to the fun of a contest, we also want to learn more about the fossils. So, only entries posted with a CLEAR photo and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. *******Please use the following format for the required information:******* Date of discovery Scientific or Common name Geologic Age or Geologic Formation State, Province, or Region found Photos (if prepped, before and after photos, please.) Photos of the winning specimens may be posted to TFF's Facebook page. Once the Contest Submission period has ended, after all the votes are tallied, and the Polls for both categories are closed, we will know the two winning Finds of the Month for MAY 2018 ! Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Good luck! 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...
Spinosaurus Posted May 5, 2018 Share Posted May 5, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.N.FossilmanLithuania Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Good evening everyone! I am going to post two vertebrates and two invertebrates for fossil of the month contest. The first vertebrate is: 1. Archosauria indet. tooth 2. Found in 2nd May 2018 3. Varena town, South Lithuania 4. Late Cretaceous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.N.FossilmanLithuania Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 The second: 1. Elopomorpha indet. scale 2. Found in 6th May 2018 (today) 3. Varena town, South Lithuania 4. Late Cretaceous- Paleocene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.N.FossilmanLithuania Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 And now, the invertebrates. The first: 1. Hexactinellida indet. sponge 2. Varena town, South Lithuania. 3. Found in 4th May 2018 4. Late Cretaceous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.N.FossilmanLithuania Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 And the last invertebrate: 1. Terebratulina brachiopod. 2. Varena town, South Lithuania 3. Found in 3rd May 2018. 4. Eocene- Oligocene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 I love the little brachiopod! Have a similar one myself from the UK. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.N.FossilmanLithuania Posted May 6, 2018 Share Posted May 6, 2018 Just now, Tidgy's Dad said: I love the little brachiopod! Have a similar one myself from the UK. Thank you dear Tiggy's Dad, I think the brachiopod should be rare in Lithuania, althoug in other countries it can be more common Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 8, 2018 Author Share Posted May 8, 2018 On 5/6/2018 at 1:06 PM, D.N.FossilmanLithuania said: Good evening everyone! I am going to post two vertebrates and two invertebrates for fossil of the month contest. The first vertebrate is: 1. Archosauria indet. tooth 2. Found in 2nd May 2018 3. Varena town, South Lithuania 4. Late Cretaceous. I hope you don't mind, but I darkened your macro images, for better detail. 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...
caldigger Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Found May 6th in sifted matrix Round Mountain Silt Formation, Ant Hill Bakersfield, California Mid. Miocene (15 mya) Very small Cow Shark tooth, only 6mm. For perspective this is a 1" x 1" display box. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.N.FossilmanLithuania Posted May 8, 2018 Share Posted May 8, 2018 Just now, Fossildude19 said: I hope you don't mind, but I darkened your macro images, for better detail. Thank you Fossildude19, I think now they look much better! Best Regards Domas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carl Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Cretodus crassidens tooth (with bonus fish vertebra) Catoma Creek, Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Alabama Upper Cretaceous (Upper Santonian) Tombigbee Sand Member, Eutaw Formation Found 2 May 2018, prep completed 9 May 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 Nice one Carl! That is a species I don't think I have found there yet. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 2 hours ago, Carl said: Cretodus crassidens tooth (with bonus fish vertebra) Catoma Creek, Montgomery, Montgomery Co., Alabama Upper Cretaceous (Upper Santonian) Tombigbee Sand Member, Eutaw Formation Found 2 May 2018, prep completed 9 May 2018 3 Nice! 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...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted May 9, 2018 Share Posted May 9, 2018 @Carl That's one nice shark tooth, Carl 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...
tatehntr Posted May 10, 2018 Share Posted May 10, 2018 Wow Carl, incredible find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crabfossilsteve Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Cool find, especially since it was left in the matrix. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted May 12, 2018 Share Posted May 12, 2018 Terrific find, what a lovely tooth! And the bonus fish vert is quite sweet. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted May 13, 2018 Share Posted May 13, 2018 Forgot to put one in last’s month. Well, might as well make up for it with this one. May 12th, 2018 Notorynchus cepedianus symphyseal tooth Early-mid Miocene, Calvert Formation Brownies Beach, Calvert County, Maryland, USA “...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...
caterpillar Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 Found few years ago but just finished to prep, after a long, long,.....long prep Palaeotherium magnum upper eocene (ludien) Southwest France 450mm The mandible http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 The skull http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 The skull... http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 And the result http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted May 15, 2018 Share Posted May 15, 2018 4 minutes ago, caterpillar said: And the result wow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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