Cris Posted September 6, 2012 Share Posted September 6, 2012 Lots of good entries last month! Time to start taking entries for the September finds of the month. Entries will be taken through September 30th. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. ____________________________________________________________________________________ Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests 1. You find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found by you. 2. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. 3. Your Fossil must have been found during the Month of the Contest, or the significant Preparation of your Fossil must have been completed during the Month of the Contest. 4. You must include the Date of your Discovery or the Date of Preparation Completion. 5. You must include the common or scientific name. 6. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the Fossil was found. 7. Play fair. No bought fossils. Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month. The maximum entries allowed by the Polling software will be selected for each contest by the staff. In addition to the fun of a contest, we also want to learn more about the Fossils. So, only entries posted with a CLEAR photo and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Within a few days, we will know the two winning Finds of the Month! Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rejd Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 (edited) I would like to submit these two albertosaurus teeth that I found on the 2nd of septmber. The were found in the horseshoe canyon formation and are from the cretaceous. The large tooth is 3.5" long. Edited September 7, 2012 by rejd A fossil hunter needs sharp eyes and a keen search image, a mental template that subconsciously evaluates everything he sees in his search for telltale clues. -Richard E. Leakey http://prehistoricalberta.lefora.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasFossilHunter Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 I would like to submit these two albertosaurus teeth that I found on the 2nd of septmber. The were found in the horseshoe canyon formation and are from the cretaceous. The large tooth is 3.5" long. NICE! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted September 7, 2012 Share Posted September 7, 2012 Serrated steak knives! Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNH Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 (edited) Nice teeth rejd! This month I would like to sumit this enrolled Greenops widderensis. I finished the prep a couple of days ago. Hamilton Group, probably Widder Formation, Middle Devonian It measures about 1.8 cm wide and 3 cm from head to tail. Edited September 8, 2012 by TMNH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Found Sept 1, 2012. I returned to the same spot where I found a phyllocarid mandible element in 2010 and found Cluster of phyllocarids on one large plate that broke up revealing many phyllocarids inside the slab, Hamilton Group, Mid Devonian ON Canada. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Wow! How big is that thing? Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted September 8, 2012 Share Posted September 8, 2012 Wow! How big is that thing? The biggest is about 2" carapace. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNH Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Nice find Peter! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted September 9, 2012 Share Posted September 9, 2012 Nice find Peter! Thanks Joe! PL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 wow good pieces already...! my entry for now is this Archeolepas redenbacheri cirripede crustacean found on 26 august during my trip in germany and prepared on 2 september. It is tithonian age (upper jurassic) found in Hienheim, quarry known for the brittlestars layers for those who have enough courage. In Frickhinger's book about Solnhofen it is told that Archeolepas is one of the rarest fossil from the "plattenkalk"... (ok nothing to see with Archeopteryx but HAPPY ! ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pleecan Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 wow good pieces already...! my entry for now is this Archeolepas redenbacheri cirripede crustacean found on 26 august during my trip in germany and prepared on 2 september. It is tithonian age (upper jurassic) found in Hienheim, quarry known for the brittlestars layers for those who have enough courage. In Frickhinger's book about Solnhofen it is told that Archeolepas is one of the rarest fossil from the "plattenkalk"... (ok nothing to see with Archeopteryx but HAPPY ! ) Wow! Very nice find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvestersen Posted September 11, 2012 Share Posted September 11, 2012 If bigger is better, then this is the worst fishfossil I have ever found. Fur Formation, Early Eocene, Denmark The dimensions of the photo are 10 * 10 mm and the round things on the photo are actually shells from the algaes that make up the sediment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvestersen Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 If bigger is better, then this is the worst fishfossil I have ever found. Fur Formation, Early Eocene, Denmark The dimensions of the photo are 10 * 10 mm and the round things on the photo are actually shells from the algaes that make up the sediment. I forgot The fish was found 4 September where I had invited a school class out looking for fossils. One of the students found this Scorpaeniformes "Sculpin" on the same day Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vordigern Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 wow good pieces already...! my entry for now is this Archeolepas redenbacheri cirripede crustacean found on 26 august during my trip in germany and prepared on 2 september. It is tithonian age (upper jurassic) found in Hienheim, quarry known for the brittlestars layers for those who have enough courage. In Frickhinger's book about Solnhofen it is told that Archeolepas is one of the rarest fossil from the "plattenkalk"... (ok nothing to see with Archeopteryx but HAPPY ! ) Cool! Ive only ever seen those in one of my books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 If bigger is better, then this is the worst fishfossil I have ever found. Fur Formation, Early Eocene, Denmark The dimensions of the photo are 10 * 10 mm and the round things on the photo are actually shells from the algaes that make up the sediment. Sylvestersen, Wow that's a tiny fish! Congratulations on this find. Well spotted! Such a great variety of fossils this month. All are noteworthy. 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...
David Posted September 12, 2012 Share Posted September 12, 2012 cool fishes sylvestersen !! thanks Pleecan and Vordigern in fact i never saw any before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carcharodontosaurus Posted September 18, 2012 Share Posted September 18, 2012 I would like to submit these two albertosaurus teeth that I found on the 2nd of septmber. The were found in the horseshoe canyon formation and are from the cretaceous. The large tooth is 3.5" long. Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachj Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 mako miocene green mill run found september 15th one day i will find a tooth over 3 inches in good conditon haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zachj Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Baby Great White pliocene Green mill run Found september 15th one day i will find a tooth over 3 inches in good conditon haha. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Slab of 6 or more Pycnocrinus dyeri crowns, Ordovician, Cincinnati, OH found August 10 and prepped September 17. I stopped short in prep due to lack of experience with this matrix, not wanting to over abrade and sacrifice detail. My best crinoid find to date. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNH Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Slab of 6 or more Pycnocrinus dyeri crowns, Ordovician, Cincinnati, OH found August 10 and prepped September 17. I stopped short in prep due to lack of experience with this matrix, not wanting to over abrade and sacrifice detail. My best crinoid find to date. Great find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Missourian Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 Slab of 6 or more Pycnocrinus dyeri crowns, Ordovician, Cincinnati, OH found August 10 and prepped September 17. I stopped short in prep due to lack of experience with this matrix, not wanting to over abrade and sacrifice detail. My best crinoid find to date. That's a ballet in stone. Context is critical. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AgrilusHunter Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 (edited) That's a ballet in stone. High art indeed! Since the specimen is wet I think we can assume Dan was openly weeping while taking the photograph. I myself would have fainted. Edited September 19, 2012 by AgrilusHunter "They ... savoured the strange warm glow of being much more ignorant than ordinary people, who were only ignorant of ordinary things." -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Siphuncle Posted September 19, 2012 Share Posted September 19, 2012 in my upcoming aug report i'll post a field shot, step by step prep shots, and closeups of individual crowns... too busy at the moment. Grüße, Daniel A. Wöhr aus Südtexas "To the motivated go the spoils." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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