digit Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 The winner of the August 2018 VFOTM goes to... the Orthacanthus compressus (Shark) from the Upper Pennsylvanian, Upper Freeport #7 Coal of Linton Mine, SE Ohio, USA! Congratulations to @fossilcrazy! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 congratulations! Everything is generated through your own will power ~ Ray Bradbury Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Congratulations on another amazing fossil! Thanks for sharing with us your fantastic Linton fauna. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 That is a very interesting find! Well spotted. Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Max-fossils Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Not much better to find than literally a complete shark... Congrats on the amazing find! 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...
Fossildude19 Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Awesome find, John. Congratulations. 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...
Ludwigia Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Yay John. You're turning out to be the winner of the winners with your fanastic finds. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Innocentx Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 I can imagine your excitement at finding this was over the top. Congratulations! "Journey through a universe ablaze with changes" Phil Ochs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted September 10, 2018 Author Share Posted September 10, 2018 Great find! Glad that one looks like it split out on the fossil plane--can't imaging having to prep something like that with all of those little bones. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 congrats growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Hi, Congrats to you with this rare species ! 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...
jcbshark Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 What an excellent find, 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...
ynot Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 What a fantastic find! Congratulations! 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...
Tidgy's Dad Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 It's a beautiful and rare find, well worth the win here. Congratulations! Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Congratulations, John! I always know we're in for a treat when you post something from the Linton coal. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilcrazy Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Thank you fellow members. Glad you liked what you saw. This Shark has been handed over to a Linton researcher that I've dealt with for years. Perhaps it may make it to the Carnegie Museum Linton holdings or a student poster, I never know until after the fact. All and all, it was fun finding the shark, that's what counts. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paciphacops Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Congrats! "Don't force it, just use a bigger hammer" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Congrats on a great find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted September 10, 2018 Share Posted September 10, 2018 Congratulations! What a fantastic find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Congratulation nice find Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossil-Hound Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Congratulations Do or do not. There is no try. - Yoda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natalie81 Posted September 11, 2018 Share Posted September 11, 2018 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted September 12, 2018 Share Posted September 12, 2018 On 9/10/2018 at 1:44 PM, fossilcrazy said: Thank you fellow members. Glad you liked what you saw. This Shark has been handed over to a Linton researcher that I've dealt with for years. Perhaps it may make it to the Carnegie Museum Linton holdings or a student poster, I never know until after the fact. All and all, it was fun finding the shark, that's what counts. Wonderful! Glad to hear it! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted September 26, 2018 Share Posted September 26, 2018 An awesome find John and a well deserved win. Big congratulations. Glad to see the Linton coal is still producing amazing specimens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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