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August 2019 Vertebrate Fossil Of The Month Poll


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August 2019 Vertebrate Fossil Of The Month Poll  

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    • 1. Iguanodon or Mantellisaurus indeterminate bone section - Early Cretaceous - Compton Bay, Isle of Wight, England. Wessex Formation
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    • 2. Ptyctodontid placoderm tooth - Famennian, Late Devonian - Ketvergiai Quarry, Klaipeda District, Western Lithuania
      2
    • 3. Dipteridae fossil dental plate - Famennian, Late Devonian - Ketvergiai Quarry, Klaipeda District, Western Lithuania
      0
    • 4. Enchodus petrosus Saber-Tooth Salmon jaw section with 2 partial and 1 complete tooth - Late Cretaceous, Navesink Formation - Big Brook, Colts Neck, New Jersey
      3
    • 5. Plesiosaurid cf Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus paddle digits and ribs - Jurassic, Charmouth Mudstone Formation - Charmouth, Dorset, England
      4
    • 6. Orodus sp., early shark tooth - LaSalle Limestone Member of the Bond Formation, Pennsylvanian - Oglesby, Illinois
      4
    • 7. Ichthyosaurus sp. (possibly I. communis) - Jurassic (Hettangian) - circa 190 MYA - Preplanobis Beds, Lavernock Point, UK
      45
    • 8. Listracanthus hystrix (4 associated shark dermal denticles) - Pennsylvanian, Mecca Quarry Shale - Starved Rock Clay Products Pit, Utica, Illinois
      4
    • 9. Two acanthodian fish spines - Pennsylvanian, Mecca Quarry Shale - Starved Rock Clay Products Pit, Utica, Illinois
      0
    • 10. Holosteus sp. fish - Oligocene - Rogi, Poland
      1
    • 11. Allopleuron hofmanni (Sea-turtle) 4 verts in association with the back of the shield - Maastrichtian, Emael Formation - Eben-Emael, Belgium
      20
    • 12. Carcharocles aksuaticus shark tooth - Woodstock Member, Nanjemoy FM, Ypresian, Eocene - Maryland
      2
    • 13. Hybodont tooth, likely central cusp - Jurassic - Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK
      0
    • 14. cf. Saurornitholestes langstoni (Dromaeosaurid) tooth - Campanian, Judith River formation - Valley County, Montana
      2

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Check the entries below carefully and cast your vote! PM me if you notice any errors with the entries.

 

The poll ends September 9th. Be sure to vote in our other FOTM poll, HERE

 

1. Iguanodon or Mantellisaurus indeterminate bone section - Early Cretaceous - Compton Bay, Isle of Wight, England. Wessex Formation

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2. Ptyctodontid placoderm tooth - Famennian, Late Devonian - Ketvergiai Quarry, Klaipeda District, Western Lithuania

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3. Dipteridae fossil dental plate - Famennian, Late Devonian - Ketvergiai Quarry, Klaipeda District, Western Lithuania

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4. Enchodus petrosus Saber-Tooth Salmon jaw section with 2 partial and 1 complete tooth - Late Cretaceous, Navesink Formation - Big Brook, Colts Neck, New Jersey

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5. Plesiosaurid cf Plesiosaurus dolichodeirus paddle digits and ribs - Jurassic, Charmouth Mudstone Formation - Charmouth, Dorset, England

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6. Orodus sp., early shark tooth -  LaSalle Limestone Member of the Bond Formation, Pennsylvanian - Oglesby, Illinois

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7. Ichthyosaurus sp. (possibly I. communis) - Jurassic (Hettangian) - circa 190 MYA - Preplanobis Beds, Lavernock Point, UK

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8. Listracanthus hystrix (4 associated shark dermal denticles) - Pennsylvanian, Mecca Quarry Shale - Starved Rock Clay Products Pit, Utica, Illinois

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9. Two acanthodian fish spines - Pennsylvanian, Mecca Quarry Shale - Starved Rock Clay Products Pit, Utica, Illinois

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10. Holosteus sp. fish - Oligocene - Rogi, Poland

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11. Allopleuron hofmanni  (Sea-turtle) 4 verts in association with the back of the shield - Maastrichtian, Emael Formation - Eben-Emael, Belgium

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12. Carcharocles aksuaticus shark tooth - Woodstock Member, Nanjemoy FM, Ypresian, Eocene - Maryland

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13. Hybodont tooth, likely central cusp - Jurassic - Lyme Regis, Dorset, UK

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14. cf. Saurornitholestes langstoni (Dromaeosaurid) tooth - Campanian, Judith River formation - Valley County, Montana

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10 minutes ago, caldigger said:

Wow too many choices!

My brain is hurting. :shrug:

Late entry added just for you.... :P

 

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I like difficult contests. Congrats to all those who found this month's entries.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

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This is a really hard VFOTM.... Are you guys sure we can't pick more than 1 fossil?? ;) 

Opalised fossils are the best: a wonderful mix between paleontology and mineralogy!

 

Q. Where do dinosaurs study?

A. At Khaan Academy!...

 

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