Spinosaurus Posted June 12, 2018 Share Posted June 12, 2018 already seeing some great entries Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 I do not see much flora put up for F.O.M. , so I decided to put up a find from yesterdays session of Whacking Open Mazon Creek Concretions. NAME OF FOSSIL: Neuropteris vermicularis (11 1/2 cm / 4 1/2 " Long) YEAR CONCRETION WAS COLLECTED: 5-2002 DATE CONCRETION WAS OPENED: 6-11-2018 LOCATION FOUND: Pit 4 - Wilmington, Illinois (Mazon Creek) AGE OF FOSSIL: Francis Creek Shale / Middle Pennsylvanian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 That's the one I would have picked. A real stunner for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 18 minutes ago, caldigger said: That's the one I would have picked. A real stunner for sure. Thanks Doren, but I do also love the long Lepidostrobolphyllum majus that I also found yesterday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 Beautiful detail on the positive @Nimravis! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 16 minutes ago, GeschWhat said: Beautiful detail on the positive @Nimravis! Yes, not bad for a frond that has not seen the light of day in about 300 MY. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 @Nimravis 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...
GeschWhat Posted June 13, 2018 Share Posted June 13, 2018 On 6/7/2018 at 7:33 PM, Kane said: I think since we're still uncertain what this intriguing find may be, we could probably call it an uncertain trace fossil. I can edit it if you wish. I had this looked at by a local paleontologist that specializes in the Ordovician here in Minnesota. He didn't feel this was a trace fossil. Can you change the description to something like "Unidentified echinoderm (possible starfish larva or larval crinoid holdfast)" or whatever you feel might be appropriate? Thanks a bunch! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GerryK Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 Pleurocystites cf. P. squamosus Collected April 2018 Finished preping 6/8/18 Ordovician Galena Formation Prosser Member Minnesota Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 5 minutes ago, GerryK said: Pleurocystites cf. P. squamosus Collected April 2018 Finished preping 6/8/18 Ordovician Galena Formation Prosser Member Minnesota 2 Impressive! 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...
GeschWhat Posted June 15, 2018 Share Posted June 15, 2018 2 hours ago, GerryK said: Pleurocystites cf. P. squamosus All I can say is WOW! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted June 16, 2018 Share Posted June 16, 2018 I really like that cystoid, @GerryK - it's wonderful! 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...
hxmendoza Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 I’d like to submit a fully rooted Leptoceratops tooth for June 2018 FOTM consideration: Collected 6/15/2018 Prep finished 6/18/2018 Leptoceratops gracilis Late Cretaceous Lance Formation Niobrara County, Wyoming USA Unprepped pics followed by finished prep pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 On 6/18/2018 at 9:26 PM, hxmendoza said: I’d like to submit a fully rooted Leptoceratops tooth for June 2018 FOTM consideration: Collected 6/15/2018 Prep finished 6/18/2018 Leptoceratops gracilis Late Cretaceous Lance Formation Niobrara County, Wyoming USA Unprepped pics followed by finished prep pics. Congrats, that's a great find! You just made my VFOTM choice a lot more difficult BTW 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...
hxmendoza Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 @The Amateur Paleontologist, thank you. It was a pretty amazing find for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 Nice! We don't get a lot of dinosaur material in the FOTM contests. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted June 19, 2018 Share Posted June 19, 2018 On 6/18/2018 at 9:26 PM, hxmendoza said: I’d like to submit a fully rooted Leptoceratops tooth for June 2018 FOTM consideration: Collected 6/15/2018 Prep finished 6/18/2018 Leptoceratops gracilis Late Cretaceous Lance Formation Niobrara County, Wyoming USA Unprepped pics followed by finished prep pics. Beautiful tooth! Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 Haven't been on in a while. Gotta say this month is looking to be good! On 6/15/2018 at 12:49 PM, GerryK said: Pleurocystites cf. P. squamosus Collected April 2018 Finished preping 6/8/18 Ordovician Galena Formation Prosser Member Minnesota Kinda reminds me of the head of a venomous snake! 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...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 1 minute ago, MeargleSchmeargl said: Haven't been on in a while. Gotta say this month is looking to be good! Kinda reminds me of the head of a venomous snake! Maybe a weird case of convergent evolution? 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...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 16 minutes ago, The Amateur Paleontologist said: Maybe a weird case of convergent evolution? Perhaps...life works in strange ways! 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...
The Amateur Paleontologist Posted June 21, 2018 Share Posted June 21, 2018 @MeargleSchmeargl Yeah - Life finds a way- nope, wrong thing to say… I'm not witnessing the birth of some artificially bred Velociraptor, I'm enjoying a nice fossil contest 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...
RJB Posted June 25, 2018 Share Posted June 25, 2018 Some really nice entries this month. I already know what im going to vote for but i wont say. Good luck everyone. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mediospirifer Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Pathological brachiopod Date of Discovery: June 11, 2018 Species: Glyptorthis insculpta Waynesville or Liberty Fm (found as surface float near contact zone) Upper Ordovician Cincinnati Group Brookville, IN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted June 26, 2018 Share Posted June 26, 2018 Today I opened a concretion that I collected back in March of 2002 from Pit 4. It is not common to find 2 species in one concretion, so when this one opened and it had 1 Flora and 2 Fauna, I decided to add it for Invertebrate / Plant F.O.M. NAME OF FOSSIL: Multiple Microconchids attached to a Myalinella bivalve and a piece of bark. YEAR CONCRETION WAS COLLECTED: 3-2002 DATE CONCRETION WAS OPENED: 6-26-2018 LOCATION FOUND: Pit 4 - Wilmington, Illinois (Mazon Creek) AGE OF FOSSIL: Francis Creek Shale / Middle Pennsylvanian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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