JohnJ Posted May 6, 2014 Share Posted May 6, 2014 There were fewer entries last month, but their level of "WOW" was way up there! I hope this month is your month to make one of your best finds ever. Good hunting and take care in the field. Carefully read the rules below, make sure you include all the required information, and submit your fantastic fossils! Please remember that we recently introduced another qualification to the current rules. Make a note of Rule #5: Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for Prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. In addition to keeping the contest fair, this new qualification will encourage better documentation of our spectacular past finds. Best of luck to all and good hunting! Entries will be taken through May 31st. 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 Contests1. 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 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. Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for Prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest.6. You must include the common or scientific name.7. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the Fossil was found.8. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims.Shortly after the end of the Month, separate Polls will be created for the Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month.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! The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikeymig Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 (edited) My latest Bryozoan colony (Atactotocechus fruticosus). I found this 15" specimen on May 8th and reassembled on May 9th. I included a photo of what it looked like before I glued all the pieces back together. Middle Devonian, Kashong member, Hamilton group, Livingston County, New York.ThanksMikey Edited May 10, 2014 by mikeymig 1 Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Very nice Puzzle, Mikey! 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...
MarleysGh0st Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Okay, let's just give Mikey the invertebrate award now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thair Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Really cool. I like it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 Never saw a bryozoan colony all together like that. Great find Mikey and good luck with the contest. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matt cable Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 I found this Lochkovella deckeri roller last year visiting Bob Carroll at Black Cat Mountain. It sat on my shelf for a while, but I finally decided to prep it this week. I was very excited when I discovered this little bug survived a predator attack. The left plural lobe, cephalon and eye is damaged. The right side is the typical shape. I also have access to a 3D Keyance at my office and scanned the eye lenses. I love the story of this guys history. He got chewed on and partially blinded, but survived and kept on living. I think it's my first trilobite with evidence of a predator attack. Name: Lochkovella deckeri trilobite Age: Devonian Haragan Fm., Black Cat Mountain, OK. Found: May 2013 Prepped: May 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frenchtrilobite Posted May 16, 2014 Share Posted May 16, 2014 Nice preparation !! My new website : http://www.trilobite.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted May 19, 2014 Share Posted May 19, 2014 My latest find, May 1st, is an echinoid that has been on my bucket list for some 14 years. Phyllacanthus mortoni are rairly found whole in the Ocala Limestone (Florida) with rare pieces most often discovered. This one has been completely replaced by calcite giving it a crystal sparkle in the sun light----Tom Different stages of prep Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NSRhunter Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Found May 17,2014Tylosaurus progriger(mosasaur) toothCretaceous age Ozan Formation North Sulphur RiverLength: 2.25 inches from tip to base of root Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 That is one giant tooth, great find, don't see many of these----Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hamilton Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 Found May 2nd, 2014 at Martin Marrietta Quarry in Castle Hayne, NC Carcharocles auriculatus Castle Hayne Formation, Eocene Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted May 22, 2014 Share Posted May 22, 2014 A collector tooth for sure, they are so hard to find in this condition, very nice---Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Here is a jigsaw piece that has been a slow running project for a while. Ichthyosaur- Platypteryguis Australis Angular bone from mandible Toolebuc Formation - Albian - Cretaceous Found 20-8-13 preparation completed 23-5-14 the total length is 710 mm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasFossilHunter Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) 5-19-14 Tusoteuthis longa Giant squid pen Smoky Hill Chalk (L. Cretaceous) -KansasFossilHunter (Kris) Edited May 24, 2014 by KansasFossilHunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) Beautiful stuff again this month But I can't let you guys win so easy Petalodus ohioensis (42mm. - 1,65 inch in lenght) Tooth of Fossil extinct Palalodon shark, (Carboniferous) Pennsylvanian, Harpersville Formation - TX, USA found at the end of March, finished cleaning the first days in May. Luckily (for the tooth) it was prepared by a friend and not by me Its nickname is Mamma Mia Edited May 26, 2014 by Nandomas 1 Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 (edited) Here Mamma Mia compared to the usual stuff of that pit Edited May 24, 2014 by Nandomas Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foshunter Posted May 24, 2014 Share Posted May 24, 2014 Beautiful tooth Nando, the prep is outstanding----Tom Grow Old Kicking And Screaming !!"Don't Tread On Me" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Beautiful stuff again this month But I can't let you guys win so easy Petalodus ohioensis (42mm. - 1,65 inch in lenght) Tooth of Fossil extinct Palalodon shark, (Carboniferous) Pennsylvanian, Harpersville Formation - TX, USA found at the end of March, finished cleaning the first days in May. Luckily (for the tooth) it was prepared by a friend and not by me Its nickname is Mamma Mia Winner, winner, chicken-dinner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hamilton Posted May 27, 2014 Share Posted May 27, 2014 Beautiful stuff again this month But I can't let you guys win so easy Petalodus ohioensis (42mm. - 1,65 inch in lenght) Tooth of Fossil extinct Palalodon shark, (Carboniferous) Pennsylvanian, Harpersville Formation - TX, USA found at the end of March, finished cleaning the first days in May. Luckily (for the tooth) it was prepared by a friend and not by me Its nickname is Mamma Mia Looks like I might need to throw in the towel this month! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TyrannosaurusRex Posted May 28, 2014 Share Posted May 28, 2014 Partial Shelled Ammonite (Unknown Species) Alvarado, Tx 5/15/14 The reason I chose to enter this fossil is because shelled ammonites are almost never found in texas. And this piece is covered shell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Triflin_Trilobite Posted May 31, 2014 Share Posted May 31, 2014 This is the first fossil I've ever found on my own. Last minute entry! Found May 19th. Two trilobites in dolomite from the Middle Silurian. Calymene celebra. About 3cm long. (Before cleaning but to show scale) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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