2014 Invertebrate / Plant Find Of The Year!

[JohnJ]

If someone pulled back the curtain right now, I would feel like the 'mad fossil scientist' mixing up the formula for a fossil 'overload' topic... Really, all I'm doing is pulling together the best fossils we have seen over the past year...really...no, really!

Please review the winners from the past year and cast your vote for the 2014 Invertebrate / Plant Find Of The Year! You can vote in the other contest HERE. The Polls will end on January 13th.

1. January 2014 IPFOTM Pulalius vulgaris crab from the Late Eocene/Oligocene Lincoln Creek Formation of Oregon, U.S.A.


2. February 2014 IPFOTM Rare Crinoid from the Silurian aged Waldron Shale of Indiana, U.S.A.

3. March 2014 IPFOTM Pulalius vulgaris crab from the Oligocene Lincoln Creek Formation of Washington, U.S.A.

4. April 2014 IPFOTM Eurypterus lacustris eurypterid from the Silurian Williamsville "A" of the Bertie Limestone in Ontario, Canada

5. May 2014 IPFOTM Atactotocechus fruticosus bryozoan colony from the Middle Devonian, Kashong member, Hamilton group of New York, U.S.A.

6. June 2014 IPFOTM Winged insect fossil from Pennsylvanian period Francis Creek shale of Illinois, U.S.A.

7. July 2014 IPFOTM Dragonfly nymph from the Carboniferous, Late Pennsylvanian, Llewellen Formation of Pennsylvania, U.S.A.

8. August 2014 IPFOTM Lepidocoelus species Machaeridian armored worm from the Early Devonian Haragan formation of Oklahoma, U.S.A.

9. September 2014 IPFOTM Palaeocoma milleri brittlestar from the Lower Jurassic Staithes Sandstone Formation in North Yorkshire, UK

10. October 2014 IPFOTM Plumalina plumaria “feather hydroid” from the Upper Devonian Chemung Group of New York, U.S.A.

11. November 2014 IPFOTM Florissantia quilchenensis fossil flower from the Eocene/Oligocene of Washington, U.S.A.

12. December 2014 IPFOTM Euphoberia sp. spiny millipede from the mid-Pennsylvanian Francis Creek Shale (Mazon Creek) of Illinois, U.S.A.

[Doctor Mud]

What a year for TFF members!

A glorious collection that is hard to choose a favorite from.

[JohnJ]

I have three favorites...

It was a tough choice between them. Great year!

[busyeagle]

Difficult to compare such varied and singular finds - well done all.