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September 2019 - Finds of the Month Entries


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I'll toss an entry in for VFOTM. 

North Sulphur River Texas

Late Cretaceous 

Protostega gigas costal bone with partial rib head

Found on 9/25/19

 

 

 

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Invert entry.

Could be prepped further but i'm not fully confident in doing so, this was my first attempt at doing one of these and i'm still happy with how it's turned out. 

 

Tumidocarcinus giganteus crab

Glen Afric Beach, South Island, New Zealand

Mount Brown Formation, approx 15 Ma (Miocene)

Collected 7/1/19 (first pic) and prepped September 2019

 

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"In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..."

-Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas

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I'll throw in something for Invert of the month:

Submeekoceras and Anaflemingites ammonoids

Caribou County, Idaho

Meekoceras Zone of Thaynes Formation, Smithian Stage (~251 Mya)

Collected 9/21/2019 and prepared the following week

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Date of Discovery  -   29th September

Scientific and/or Common Name - Unidentified fish Jaw and scattering.

Geologic Age or Geologic Formation -Whitby mudstone fm

State, Province, or Region Found - Yorkshire coast, near Whitby England.

 

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Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter

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Some stunning finds this month:fistbump: i would like to enter 12 associated dolphin teeth I found

date September 22 2019

unidentified associated dolphin dentition

Miocene in age

Sarasota county Florida

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Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there!

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10 hours ago, LiamL said:

Date of Discovery  -   29th September

Scientific and/or Common Name - Unidentified fish Jaw and scattering.

Geologic Age or Geologic Formation -Whitby mudstone fm

State, Province, or Region Found - Yorkshire coast, near Whitby England.

 

Nice finds! Just thought i'd mention, even though i know the age of these you should probably add that to the entries for people who aren't familiar with the Yorkshire stratigraphy. 

"In Africa, one can't help becoming caught up in the spine-chilling excitement of the hunt. Perhaps, it has something to do with a memory of a time gone by, when we were the prey, and our nights were filled with darkness..."

-Eternal Enemies: Lions And Hyenas

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