Fossildude19 Posted July 11, 2018 Share Posted July 11, 2018 Summer is in full swing, here in the Northern Hemisphere. Heat, sun, mosquitos, spiders, scorpions, ticks, chiggers, snakes, and wildlife of all sorts are a daily part of the fossil hunting . Be safe out there, but go get some nice fossils for the contest. The older you get, the faster the summer goes! ********************************************************************************************* 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 11:59:59 PM EDT on JULY 31, 2018 Any fossil submitted after that time, even if the thread is still open, will be deemed ineligible! 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 Significant Preparation * of your Fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. 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. Please make sure you arrange for photos if someone else is preparing your fossil find and completes the prep requirements in the contest month. 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. Tell us more about your fossil, and why you think it is worthy of the honor. *******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 of find:(if prepped, before and after photos, please.) Limit - 4 photos, please. Only entries posted with a CLEAR photo and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. 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 JULY 2018 ! Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Good luck! * " Significant preparation" ( ie: substantial, a revealing and/or repairing of important diagnostic features, resulting in a dramatic change in the look of the fossil. ) The qualification of significant preparation is decided at the discretion of staff. Any doubts as to the eligibility of the entry will be discussed directly with the entrant. 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...
Nimravis Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 I will start the July Invertebrate Finds off. Though the below species is considered "common" in Mazon Creek Essex Fauna, this is the most "sexy" example that I have ever found, and the concretions split open very nicely. NAME OF FOSSIL: Cyclus americanus YEAR CONCRETION WAS COLLECTED: 1999 DATE CONCRETION WAS OPENED: 7-4-2018 LOCATION FOUND: Braceville Shaft Mine- Braceville, Illinois (Mazon Creek) AGE OF FOSSIL: Francis Creek Shale / Middle Pennsylvanian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 BANG! And we're off. I have to say I had to look this up and your example looks better than most of the images I found for it. Still not something I would want crawling up my swim trunks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 12 minutes ago, caldigger said: BANG! And we're off. I have to say I had to look this up and your example looks better than most of the images I found for it. Still not something I would want crawling up my swim trunks. Ditto on the swim trunks and other pics of this little guy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 This is believed to be the first example of Orthacanthus to be found from this region. Found 7-1-18 LaSalle County, IL Upper Pennsylvanian Orthacanthus sp. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 ...and Illinois is well represented in this World Cup (er, I mean FOTM) competition. Two great entries to get this month started. I think the Cyclus is so well preserved because the nodule was collected shortly after it formed--1999? Jeez, that's persistent dedication. Looking forward to what else this month has in store for us but already I'm liking how this month's competition is starting out. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 12, 2018 Share Posted July 12, 2018 1 hour ago, digit said: and Illinois is well represented in this World Cup (er, I mean FOTM) competition. I have one more thing from Illinois for this category that I opened on 7-1, but am holding off until the end of the month, just in case I crack something better open. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 My submission is this rare trilobite: Pseudodechenella lucasensis Found July 8, 2018 Prep completed July 9, 2018 Restoration completed July 12, 2018 Found, prepped, and restored by me. Silica Shale, Paulding, Ohio Middle Devonian: Givetian As found: After prep: After restoration: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 That is some prepping,Peat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Just now, doushantuo said: That is some prepping,Peat. Thank you, Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Does every collector have an (innate?)ability to,so to speak,"see beyond the matrix"? Did you immediately realize "hang on,there might be more to this than its superficial appearance?" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 57 minutes ago, doushantuo said: Does every collector have an (innate?)ability to,so to speak,"see beyond the matrix"? Did you immediately realize "hang on,there might be more to this than its superficial appearance?" I wish . With trilobites, if I see a pygidium or a cephalon which has even one thoracic segment attached (and going into the matrix), I collect it for further examination in the lab. Isolated cephalons and pygidia rarely have any thoracic segments attached. So if they do, there's a good chance for a complete trilo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 Great entry Tony @Peat Burns Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peat Burns Posted July 13, 2018 Share Posted July 13, 2018 9 minutes ago, Nimravis said: Great entry Tony @Peat Burns Thanks for suggesting it. I would never have thought to otherwise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belemniten Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Some nice fossils here already! I also want to participate this month. The fossil was found by me two years ago in the visitor quarry Kromer near Holzmaden and was prepped by Roger Furze ( @Ludwigia ). So its a team work On the piece you can see a disarticulated Ichthyosaur skull with some ribs and vertebrae. You can see one eyehole very good, although the eye itself isnt preserved. Isolated bones are not that rare in Holzmaden but such pieces are very rare ! At the maximum the piece is about 24 cm long. Found: 14 August 2016 Finished prep: 10 July 2018 (the prep work took about 12 hours) Ichthyosaur skull bones, ribs and vertebrae (it could be either a young one or a Stenopterygius) Location: Quarry Kromer, Holzmaden (Germany) Age: Lower Jurassic ("Posidionschiefer") Unprepped: Prepped: The eyehole: Many greetings from Germany ! Have a great time with many fossils Regards Sebastian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Thats gonna be hard to top! “...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...
Wolf89 Posted July 14, 2018 Share Posted July 14, 2018 Nice finds so far! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 15, 2018 Share Posted July 15, 2018 Hopes are not high for the win, but my first entry this month is a uncommon find, and more uncommon for its location. Friday the 13th, July, 2018 Thecachampsa sericodon Choptank Formation, Early to Mid Miocene Matoaka 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...
Dan 1000 Posted July 16, 2018 Share Posted July 16, 2018 Some amazing finds this month. The entry this month is my first ever self collected plant fossil. Approximately 9cm in length. 7th of July, 2018 Laurus Leaf Unknown Formation, Mid Eocene Bacchus Marsh, Victoria, Australia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted July 17, 2018 Share Posted July 17, 2018 Lovely competition so far! 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...
Nimravis Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 The below concretion is one that I was going to put aside and Freeze / Thaw over the Winter. Right before I separated it out, I decided to try and crack it open; I was glad that I did, a beautiful example of a Coelacanth emerged after being collected over 20 years ago. NAME OF FOSSIL: Rhabdoderma exiguum (Coelacanth) YEAR CONCRETION WAS COLLECTED: 5-1998 DATE CONCRETION WAS OPENED: 7-16-2018 LOCATION FOUND: Braceville Shaft Mine- Braceville, Illinois (Mazon Creek) AGE OF FOSSIL: Francis Creek Shale / Middle Pennsylvanian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Holy Moly, Ralph!!! That's just amazing ...........and not fair! Lol Congratulations on the rare find. ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Nimravis Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 37 minutes ago, fossilized6s said: Holy Moly, Ralph!!! That's just amazing ...........and not fair! Lol Congratulations on the rare find. Thanks, I was very happy with this find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted July 18, 2018 Share Posted July 18, 2018 Ralph has really been honing his fishing skills as of late. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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