digit Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 The winner of the September 2020 IPFOTM goes to... Triarthrus eatoni trilobites - Late Ordovician, Lorraine Group, Frankfort Shale - Oneida county, New York Congratulations to @Al Tahan !!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandpa Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Congratulations @Al Tahan!! This is a truly amazing, museum-worthy specimen,!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Congratulations, Al. Great find! 1 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...
Ludwigia Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Congratulations! 1 Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 As you said, one of your top three...congratulations! 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Congratulations spectacular find. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thecosmilia Trichitoma Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 I have only seen individuals of these in museums, not a plate of eight of them! Truly an amazing find, and a well deserved FOTM win. 1 It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt -Mark Twain Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ancient Bones Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Congratulations! Wonderful ‘ set’ of trilobites ! 1 ' Keep calm and carry on fossiling ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Congrats for these incredible trilos. We see them only too rarely presented like this. Bravo for your discovery and the work of preparation. Coco 1 ---------------------- 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...
old bones Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Congratulations! Beautiful bugs! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Congratulations nice specimen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilNerd Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Congrats @Al Tahan! A more than worthy winner for FOTM! 1 The good thing about science is that it's true whether or not you believe in it. -Neil deGrasse Tyson Everyone you will ever meet knows something you don't. -Bill Nye (The Science Guy) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted October 10, 2020 Share Posted October 10, 2020 Forget your top three. This is it! Huge congratulations Al on what may be the specimen of a lifetime. Love to see it in person. Hint, hint. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pagurus Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Astounding! Astonishing! Awesome! Way to go! 1 Start the day with a smile and get it over with. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Titan Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 When I saw this plate my mouth literally dropped open. Amazing find, congrats on a great win @Al Tahan! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monica Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Congratulations, Al!!! That is perhaps the most beautiful rock I've ever seen!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 5 hours ago, Monica said: Congratulations, Al!!! That is perhaps the most beautiful rock I've ever seen!!! I said pretty much the same. Al! 1 Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted October 11, 2020 Share Posted October 11, 2020 Congratulations Al. What an amazing find. 1 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...
jcbshark Posted October 12, 2020 Share Posted October 12, 2020 What a beautiful piece, congrats on the win. 1 Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darbi Posted October 13, 2020 Share Posted October 13, 2020 Congrats! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrDave Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Congratulations Al, well deserved!! Gorgeous plate!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Al Tahan Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Thank you everyone for all the kind words. I’m super humbled by the kindness of everyone on this forum. This is definitely my most rare and spectacular find. It was rainy and cold all day in the field when I found that. I was shivering by the end of the day and soooo ready to leave ha. It was definitely worth it! I’m currently on an absolutely epic fossil collecting trip in Utah. The Cambrian was a wild time! thanks everyone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taj Posted October 14, 2020 Share Posted October 14, 2020 Wow ! Amazing stuff ! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vieira Posted October 15, 2020 Share Posted October 15, 2020 Congratulations. Beautiful specimen 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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