JohnJ Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 The Winner of the January 2012 Vertebrate Find Of The Month is the Iniopterygian "flying shark" from the Pennsylvanian aged shale of IL, USA! A round of applause and congratulations to RCFossils on his rare find! Thank you to every else who participated. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Life 42 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Great job RC! This was so much fun and what awesome entries. I was excited to just share the stage. ...I'd rather be digging...Life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Congratulations! And great entries by all! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
surfergirlatx Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 "The road to success is always under construction." Author Unknown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNH Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 That is a very unusual piece! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeloiVarden Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Great find and thanks to you and the rest of the folks for sharing all your finds with us! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kehbe Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Super find and a hearty congratulations on the win! Makes me wonder if there are any sharks in the Pennsylvanian shale around here! It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent that survives. It is the one that is the most adaptable to change. Charles Darwin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Congratulations on the win of an excellent find Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Congrats on such a unique find. That one set the bar pretty high! Daryl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 That fossil is fantastic! Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Congrats for this nice fossil. 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...
Boneman007 Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 Congrats!! Great shark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted February 7, 2012 Share Posted February 7, 2012 As soon as I saw this one I saw a winner... congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Congrats Rob Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Great specimens all, but intact Pennsylvanian sharks are particularly hard to come by. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Wow! Thank you for the votes and all of the kind comments. Finding fossils in January is not something that happens often in Illinois. Hopefully its a sign of more good things to come this year. I would like to wish everyone good luck in finding some great specimens in 2012 and look forward to seeing everyones new finds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted February 8, 2012 Share Posted February 8, 2012 Congratulations on that super find Rob! really nice! PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted February 9, 2012 Share Posted February 9, 2012 Great shark slab Congrats RC! Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchtrilobite Posted February 10, 2012 Share Posted February 10, 2012 Nice shark ! Congrats ! My new website : http://www.trilobite.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anna Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Congratulations! Anna and John SE Oklahoma ____________________________________________________________________________________ "Life is an occasion, rise to it." --Mr. Magorium, "Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium" http://www.johnsdiscoveries.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH4ShotCaller Posted February 12, 2012 Share Posted February 12, 2012 Very nice, congrats! Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. -Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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