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Found 23rd December 2019

Ichthyosaur tail section, with femur and scattered paddle bones. 

Bituminous Shales

Whitby, North Yorkshire, England

Photos of Find

 

Before

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After preperation

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7 minutes ago, LiamL said:

Ichthyosaur tail section, with femur and scattered paddle bones. 

Bituminous Shales

Whitby, North Yorkshire, England

 Amazing piece, Liam :) You just made my VFOTM choice more difficult.. And I absolutely love it

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My last couple of trips to the Peace River I've been shoveling limestone rubble looking for invertebrates, most of which will go to the Univ of Fl Museum. I'll be keeping this one for myself, at least for a little while.

 

Found March 23, 2020

Abertella dengleri Sand dollar

Peace River

Hawthorne Group, Peace River formation

Hardee County, FL

Late Miocene

 

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56 minutes ago, FossilsAnonymous said:

A while ago, I met a forum member that had a huge croc vert from the cliffs. Do you think that could have been the same?

Yeah, thus far it is the only genus described from the cliffs. There is a third undescribed species of unknown affiliation known from the Calvert formation of Delaware, but it is known only from 3 osteoderms. 

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Happy hunting,

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Never seen this species. Congrats.

 

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Unknown Cretaceous Fish

North Sulphur River Texas

Late Cretaceous

Found on 3/20/20

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Two can play the sand dollar game!

 

 

Species: Periarchus pileussinensis Sand Dollar

Location: Perry, GA, USA

Formation/age: Late Eocene Tivola Limestone/~35 MYA

Found: 3/21/20

 

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Also, can't leave my articulated scallop behind:

 

Species: Chlamys spillmani clinchfieldensis scallop with both valves present

Location: Perry, GA, USA

Formation/age: Late Eocene Tivola Limestone/~35 MYA

Found: 3/21/20

 

 

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And here's my submission for this month's "Invertebrate Fossil of the Month"...

 

Date of Discovery: March 21, 2020 

Scientific and/or Common Name: scolecodonts (jaws) of polychaete worms - the right first maxilla of Protarabellites or Oenonites is 6mm long AND the left first maxilla of Ramphoprion is 5mm long

Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Georgian Bay Formation, Upper Ordovician

State, Province, or Region Found: Mimico Creek, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

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The two scolecodonts with scale (mm markings):

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The right first maxilla of Protarabellites or Oenonites:

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The left first maxilla of Ramphoprion:

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And here's a gif provided by Lori to show how these types of annelids would have fed (Thanks, @GeschWhat!):

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26 minutes ago, ricardo said:

 

Monica and Viola,

 

This is great! Congratulations :dinothumb:

 

Thanks, Ricardo! :)

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2 hours ago, Monica said:

And here's a gif provided by Lori to show how this annelid would have fed.

That's pretty much how Tidgy and I feed when wifey's throwing us scraps. 

Nice ids, Monica. :)

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Tortoise Friend.

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2 hours ago, Monica said:

And here's a gif provided by Lori to show how this annelid would have fed (Thanks, @GeschWhat!):

Huh.. thanks for the nightmare fuel :D 

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It really looks like one of the creatures from the "Tremors" movie franchise. :o

- on a much smaller scale of course!

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1 hour ago, Tidgy's Dad said:

That's pretty much how Tidgy and I feed when wifey's throwing us scraps. 

Nice ids, Monica. :)

 

Thanks, Adam!  I did have help from a scolecodont specialist with respect to the IDs - Mats Eriksson is awesome!!! :fistbump:

 

1 hour ago, The Amateur Paleontologist said:

Huh.. thanks for the nightmare fuel :D 

 

You're very welcome! ;)

 

1 hour ago, caldigger said:

It really looks like one of the creatures from the "Tremors" movie franchise. :o

- on a much smaller scale of course!

 

I remember that movie starring Kevin Bacon - I was scared to walk across bare floor for a while after I watched it :wacko:

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On 3/24/2020 at 7:31 PM, Monica said:

 

Thanks, Adam!  I did have help from a scolecodont specialist with respect to the IDs - Mats Eriksson is awesome!!! :fistbump:

 

 

You're very welcome! ;)

 

Awesome finds from a disgusting creature :thumbsu: :D

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4 hours ago, Ash said:

 

3 osteoderms is a terrible way to announce a species. Osteoderms are so extremely variable depending on where on the body they come from  :zzzzscratchchin:

Which is why it remains undescribed:D

We know only it is not Thecachampsa.

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I finally decided to enter this in the find of the Month and it's my best find in a little while at this locality.

Ichthyosaurus communis

Two vertebrae articulated together

Charmouth mudstone Formation

Dorset

England

15/03/2020

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6 hours ago, fossil_sea_urchin said:

I finally decided to enter this in the find of the Month and it's my best find in a little while at this locality.

Ichthyosaurus communis

Two vertebrae articulated together

Charmouth mudstone Formation

Dorset

England

15/03/2020

Nice! A classic fossil ;).

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lots of goodies this month :D

 

I'll join the fun:

my entry:

 

Cunningtoniceras Inerme

Middle Cenomanian

Northern France

found: 14th March 2020

 

on the field:

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during prep:

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Cunningtoniceras inerme, end result:

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And here I was thinking this month of lockdowns was going to be a slow month for entries. You guys never let up!!! :default_faint:

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Please limit the posting in this topic to entries, and admiration of entries. 

If you have questions, or are disputing an assertation, please do so via PM. 

Thanks for your cooperation.

 

ALSO: Entrants, PLEASE use the stated Format when entering your fossils. 

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There are some excellent fossils in this batch.  I should just put in a few minutes of final prep on this one in a few days and submit it for April.  Just Kidding.  Here is my entry.  This is an Eocene primate jaw form the Bridger Formation of southwestern Wyoming.  Found by screenwashing a kitty litter bag full of rock.  It washed down to about a pint.  And it is chockablock full of fish parts, including some really cool pieces.  I will post  more later.  This guy was found in four pieces over the course of the past week.  And gued together this evening.  The lighting under the microscope with a camera held up ot the eyepiece is pretty variable, but these pix are all of the same specimen.  

 

 

Found March 23-28 2020

Primate sp.

Bridgerian Age =Middle Eocene

Blue Rim, Wyoming

 

That is my fingerprint for scale

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the view from the other side, which in reality is the same color...

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Here is how these things are found.  The black thing in the middle is the tallest tooth (third premolar) in amongst a bunch of rock and one fish bit... the other black piece.

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And here are all 4 pieces before gluing.

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Edit:  

You might notice that the missing 2nd molar is represented by a fresh break.  I was a little sad not to also find this tooth.  

 

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Awesome find, and I'm happy for you that the pieces fit together. I would love to find any variety of primate material, crazy to think some of our earliest relatives lived in Wyoming!

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