JohnJ Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 The Winner of the March 2012 Invertebrate / Plant Find Of The Month is an incredibly prepared Coeloma sp. crab from the Oligocene Velje Fjord Formation, Brejning Clay of Limfjord, Denmark! Roger not only recognized the hidden potential in this rock, he also had the patience to reveal it! Bonus kudos and congratulations, Roger (Ludwigia)! 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...
Herb Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 That is an incredible fossil "Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence"_ Carl Sagen No trees were killed in this posting......however, many innocent electrons were diverted from where they originally intended to go. " I think, therefore I collect fossils." _ Me "When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever remains, however improbable, must be the truth."__S. Holmes "can't we all just get along?" Jack Nicholson from Mars Attacks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Congratulations, Ludwigia! Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkbyte Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Congratulations Ludwigia, That is amazing. The preservation is so supreme it looks like it is ready to throw that bad boy in a boiling pot of water with some Old Bay seasoning. Awesome find. "A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step." - Confucius Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Amazing find and prep job Congratulations, Roger Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Thanks everyone! I'm soooooooooo happy! :Bananasaur: Crab is too. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Well done Roger and I had the sincere pleasure of awarding your final vote. Had to hold onto it just in case my leaf was still a goose-egg on the scoreboard. The result of your amazing prep is certainly one of the finest Crab fossils ever and easily deserving the landslide victory as FOTM. Congrats Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squalicorax Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 DANG that crab is nice WTG Roger My Flickr Page of My Collection: http://www.flickr.com/photos/79424101@N00/sets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchtrilobite Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 Congratulations ! Very impressive find !! My new website : http://www.trilobite.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 7, 2012 Share Posted April 7, 2012 (edited) Well done Roger and I had the sincere pleasure of awarding your final vote. Had to hold onto it just in case my leaf was still a goose-egg on the scoreboard. The result of your amazing prep is certainly one of the finest Crab fossils ever and easily deserving the landslide victory as FOTM. Congrats It's always a special honor to recieve a vote from one of your competitors. Thanks for the extra praise. And thanks y'all for the congrats! Edited April 7, 2012 by Ludwigia Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 That has got to be the most amazing crab I have ever seen. Makes me want to go out and get a bowl of she crab soup. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Congrats! Tantilizing and to me would be a lifetime find! Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel59 Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Congrats Roger/Ludwigia Awsome crab, love to find myself one of those one of these days.. Jeff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Well done, Roger! Congratulations on a wonderful find and awesome prep job. Regards, 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...
Sinopaleus Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Congrats Roger! :Thumbs Up: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Thanks everyone. I agree with you all. Prepping it was a real job, but the crab itself turned out to be the star of the show. You never know how something's gonna turn out when it's partially hidden in stone (unless you've got X-Ray Vision), but his one just got my heart thumping away all the more I dug in. I was dreaming of finding something like this before I left for Denmark last summer, but of course I couldn't allow myself to get my hopes up too high. Being completely new to the region and it being also the middle of summer where the storms that dig up the fresh concretions are few and far between gave me little real hope of actually ever finding anything like this. Even my colleagues who collect up there regularly are impressed with this find and I thank my lucky stars that I was blessed with it. It was probably a once in a lifetime find for me since I really don't know if I'll ever get up there again. But just to show you that I'm not alone with such a find, here's a link to some other nice examples, including one or two from Limfjord: http://www.steinkern.de/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=651&Itemid=98 And here's a link to the crab specialists from Limfjord: http://www.lyby-fossil.de/ Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Hi, Congrats Roger ! A nice crab and nice prep. 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...
pleecan Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Well done Roger! Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Thanks Coco & Peter Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNH Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 When I saw that crab I knew it had to be a winner. I'm always impressed by a great prep job like that! The crab looks like it's about to climb right out of the rock and start walking around! Congrats on an amazing specimen and a well earned win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 When I saw that crab I knew it had to be a winner. I'm always impressed by a great prep job like that! The crab looks like it's about to climb right out of the rock and start walking around! Congrats on an amazing specimen and a well earned win! Thanks very much, Joe! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scylla Posted April 8, 2012 Share Posted April 8, 2012 Congrats on the win, but I think the prep job is even more impressive than the award! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Congrats on the win, but I think the prep job is even more impressive than the award! Thanks. Of course I'm flattered to no end... Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NatureGalTx Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Roger.... I am with Coco... Great (fantastic) find.... Great (fantastic) prep... DW and I talk about our trip over there so often... Cannot wait until u make it to TX... and we so cannot wait to make it back to Europe!! Very happy for you!! It was an extremely competitive month!! WOW!! Be proud... there were some really incredible finds this month!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted April 9, 2012 Share Posted April 9, 2012 Thanx Ms. Brett! I've been dreaming of Texas ever since I got to know you two. I'm not planning yet, since I've got other priorities at the moment, but I'm keeping the idea warm on the back burner. Meanwhile, let's just enjoy ourselves. Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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