MeargleSchmeargl Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 I'll give it a spin with a haul from today! Date: 7/26/18 Name: Hardouinia bassleri echinoid Formation/Age: Tombigbee Sand Member, Late Cretaceous (Early Campanian). ~83 MYO Location: Montgomery, Alabama As found: Top: Bottom: 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...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 On 7/25/2018 at 3:42 PM, WhodamanHD said: Your doing better then me! So many fossils, only one vote... Technically 2, as there's 2 categories. But that also means 2 difficult choices instead of one. Agh! 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...
caldigger Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 6 hours ago, MeargleSchmeargl said: Technically 2, as there's 2 categories. But that also means 2 difficult choices instead of one. Agh! That's OK...I have two different colored darts to choose with. Oddly enough, one of the choices looks surprisingly like a little dartboard. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 27, 2018 Share Posted July 27, 2018 9 hours ago, MeargleSchmeargl said: Technically 2, as there's 2 categories. But that also means 2 difficult choices instead of one. Agh! TWO!?! “...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...
jdp Posted July 28, 2018 Share Posted July 28, 2018 coelacanth or placoderm, there are not fair choices! AAAARGH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mtskinner Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 While I’m pretty sure I can’t compete with a few of the earlier fossils I still feel that the rarity of this little guy is worth a shot. It’s a fully rooted xiphactinus tooth that I found July 22nd in the Blufftown formation (Campanian) of Alabama. I’ve searched a pretty good bit and have yet to find a similar piece online (not associated with the jaw) that still has the full root. Found 7-22-18 Russell co. Alabama Blufftown formation (Campanian) Xiphactinus audax 1-5/8” long, 5/16” wide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caterpillar Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 Xanthopsis dufouri Found in april Prep in july Eocene (lower lutetian) Department of Landes, southwest France http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 29, 2018 Share Posted July 29, 2018 I can’t remember a month since I’ve joined that’s been this packed with such amazing fossils. “...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...
Miocene_Mason Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 I thought I’d throw in my little three ribbed Ecphora into the ring. Found: July 8th, 2018 Prep completes: July 17, 2018 Ecphora (tricosta?) Early-Mid Miocene, Choptank FM 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...
VTinNorthAB Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Hope putting in a second entry is ok. If anyone is able to help with scientific name I would appreciate it This is by far one of my favourite finds from HH. It was a surface find and I’m surprised that no one scooped it up sooner. Gave it a nice wash and it looks crystallized. Date of discovery: July 28, 2018 Scientific or Common name: Favosites Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Devonian State, Province, or Region found: Arkona, Ontario / Hungry Hollow south quarry Photos of find: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 46 minutes ago, VTinNorthAB said: Hope putting in a second entry is ok. 2 entries per category. 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...
Indagator Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 Hi all, My entry of the month: Date of discovery: July 28, 2018 Scientific or Common name: unindentified leaf Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Maastrichtiaan, Upper Cretaceous State, Province, or Region found: ENCI, Maastricht, Netherlands Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted July 30, 2018 Share Posted July 30, 2018 6 hours ago, MeargleSchmeargl said: 2 entries per category. I need 3- I pulled the trigger to fast on the inverts and now I found a very large Mazon Creek insect wing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 You can withdraw one of your submissions if you think the insect wing is better. I'd really like to see the wing. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Here's yet another invertebrate entry for this month! Date of discovery: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Scientific or Common name: Rusophycus (resting place of a Flexicalymene trilobite) with well-defined ridges Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Upper Ordovician, Georgian Bay Formation State,Province, or Region found: Etobicoke Creek, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada Photo #1: entire piece of rock containing specimen Photo #2: close-up of specimen Thanks for looking and best of luck to all! Monica Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Way too many choices this month. Time to consult the crystal ball. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeschWhat Posted July 31, 2018 Share Posted July 31, 2018 Congratulations to everyone on all the amazing finds this month. WOW! It is going to be a tough one. I think we need more categories. Lori www.areallycrappystory.com/fossils www.facebook.com/fossilpoo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleoNoel Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Here's my first ever entry for vertebrate fossil of the month.... Date of discovery: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Scientific or Common name: Dakotaraptor steini Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) , Lance Formation State,Province, or Region found: Near Newcastle, Wyoming, USA Photo #1: Finding the tooth in the field. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MeargleSchmeargl Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 The final hours approach. The month will come to a close. Who shall be victorious? Find out in the next nail-biting episode of dartboard games (I mean FOTM)! 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...
JohnJ Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 25 minutes ago, PaleoNoel said: Here's my first ever entry for vertebrate fossil of the month.... Date of discovery: Wednesday, July 18, 2018 Scientific or Common name: Dakotaraptor steini Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Upper Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) , Lance Formation State,Province, or Region found: Near Newcastle, Wyoming, USA Photo #1: Finding the tooth in the field. Do you have any sharp, clear images you can add? The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cris Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Here's my entry. My first ever Parotodus from Florida, measuring just under 2¾ inches with matrix still attached. They are extremely uncommon to find around here. Date of discovery: Friday, July 27th Scientific or Common name: Parotodus benedenii Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Unknown formation, Plio-Plestocene State, Province, or Region found: Florida, USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
caldigger Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 Gee thanks guys, as if the choices weren't hard enough! You have to go toss in a few great last minute entries. Got my blindfold laundered and pressed as well as a sharp point on the darts. Just waiting for the voting thread. I wonder if my phone's screen protector is dart proof! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brett Breakin' Rocks Posted August 1, 2018 Share Posted August 1, 2018 1 hour ago, caldigger said: Gee thanks guys, as if the choices weren't hard enough! You have to go toss in a few great last minute entries. Got my blindfold laundered and pressed as well as a sharp point on the darts. Just waiting for the voting thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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