digit Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 REMINDER: PLEASE carefully read ALL of the rules below. Make sure you include all the required information, IN THE REQUESTED FORMAT (below) when you submit your fossil! If you have a question about a possible entry, please send me a PM. Please pay special attention to 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. Entries will be taken until 11:59:00 PM EDT on JANUARY 31, 2022 Any fossil submitted after that time, even if the topic is still open, will be deemed ineligible! Only entries posted with CLEAR photos and that meet the other guidelines will be placed into the Poll. Photos of the winning specimens may be posted to TFF's Facebook page. Please let us know if you have any questions, and thanks for sharing more of your fossils and research this month. 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. Tell us more about your fossil, and why you think it is worthy of the honor. To view the Winning Fossils from past contests visit the Find Of The Month Winner's Gallery. Now, go find your fossil, do your research, and make an entry! Best of success to all, and good hunting! *********************************** Rules for The Fossil Forum's Vertebrate and Invertebrate/Plant Find of the Month Contests Find a great Vertebrate Fossil or Invertebrate/Plant Fossil! Only fossils found personally by you are allowed. NO PURCHASED FOSSILS. Post your entry in the Find of the Month topic. Use a separate post for each entry. (Only two entries per member per contest category.) 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. You must include the Date of Discovery (when found in the contest month); or the Date of Preparation Completion and Date of Discovery (if not found in the contest month). Before and After Preparation photos must be submitted for prepped specimens not found during the Month of the Contest. Please make sure you arrange for photos if someone else is preparing your fossil find and completes the prep requirements in the contest month. You must include the Common and/or Scientific Name. You must include the Geologic Age or Geologic Formation where the fossil was found. You must include the State, Province, or region where the fossil was found. You must include CLEAR, cropped, well-lit images (maximum 4 images). If you are proud enough of your fossil to submit it for FOTM, spend some time to take good photos to show off your fossil. Play fair and honest. No bought fossils. No false claims. * Significant Preparation = Substantial work to reveal and/or repair important diagnostic features, resulting in a dramatic change in the look of the fossil. The qualification of Significant Preparation is decided at the discretion of staff. Any doubts as to the eligibility of the entry will be discussed directly with the entrant. ******* Please use the following format for the required information: ******* • Date of Discovery (month, day, year) • Scientific and/or Common Name • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation • State, Province, or Region Found • Photos of Find (Please limit to 4 clear, cropped, and well-lit images.) (If prepped, before and after photos are required, please.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 (edited) I guess I'm kicking this off... Cheers, Rich Date of Discovery: 01/03/2022 (Opened via Freeze/Thaw was in the process for about 4 months) Concretion collected in August 2021. Scientific name: Syncarid shrimp, maybe Acanthotelson stimpsoni or Paleocaris typus, Can't see the tail to tell for sure. Geological Age/Formation: Francis Creek Shale (Pennsylvanian) State, Province, or Region Found: Mazon River, Morris, IL Edited January 7, 2022 by stats 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanotyrannus35 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Nice Shrimp! 1 Enthusiastic Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 2 minutes ago, Nanotyrannus35 said: Nice Shrimp! Thanks! Cheers, Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper559 Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 Very nice specimen Rich !! Terrific photos too !! Rock On !! Phil 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 45 minutes ago, flipper559 said: Very nice specimen Rich !! Terrific photos too !! Rock On !! Phil Thanks! Cheers, Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted January 7, 2022 Author Share Posted January 7, 2022 1 hour ago, stats said: I guess I'm kicking this off... I guess you are--that's a beaut! Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted January 7, 2022 Share Posted January 7, 2022 23 minutes ago, digit said: I guess you are--that's a beaut! Cheers. -Ken Thanks! Cheers, Rich Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePhysicist Posted January 13, 2022 Share Posted January 13, 2022 For consideration, this neat Cretaceous metatherian mammal molar I found in micromatrix: • Date of Discovery: January 10, 2022 • Scientific and/or Common Name: Metatheria (marsupial) • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Aguja Formation (Late Cretaceous ~ 82 - 77 Ma) • State, Province, or Region Found: Brewster County, Texas, USA Artwork by Peter Schouten Thanks to @jpc for help with identification. 2 17 Forever a student of Nature Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Date of Discovery: Collected summer 2021, concretion opened 01/14/2022 Scientific name: Annularia inflata Geological Age/Formation: Francis Creek Shale (Pennsylvanian) State, Province, or Region Found: Grundy County, Illinois 16 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stats Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 On 1/18/2022 at 12:31 AM, connorp said: Date of Discovery: Collected summer 2021, concretion opened 01/14/2022 Scientific name: Annularia inflata Geological Age/Formation: Francis Creek Shale (Pennsylvanian) State, Province, or Region Found: Grundy County, Illinois Nice one, Connor! River? Cheers, Rich 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted January 18, 2022 Author Share Posted January 18, 2022 Agreed! That's a right pretty one--and good size too! Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Nice Annularia inflata! Four whorls is a keeper in anyone's book. 1 Mark. Fossil hunting is easy -- they don't run away when you shoot at them! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) Date of discovery : eighth of January 2022 Scientific name : Echinolampas hemisphaerica (Lamarck, 1816) Geological Age/Formation : Serravalian State, Province or Region found : Aquitaine, France The scale is in inches Edited January 22, 2022 by fifbrindacier 18 "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted January 22, 2022 Author Share Posted January 22, 2022 1 hour ago, fifbrindacier said: Scientific name : Echinolampas hemisphaerica (Lamarck, 1816) Hemisphaerica, indeed! What a lovely echinoid. Convergent evolution between sea biscuits and turtles? Little over a week left to get in your entries. Don't forget to vote for FOTY too! Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) 16 hours ago, digit said: Hemisphaerica, indeed! What a lovely echinoid. Convergent evolution between sea biscuits and turtles? Little over a week left to get in your entries. Don't forget to vote for FOTY too! Cheers. -Ken Yep, probably, it's a huge one of four and a half inches wide ! More than 11 cm ! Edited January 23, 2022 by fifbrindacier "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RuMert Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) Huge echinoid indeed (I found the opposite: 6mm) Edited January 22, 2022 by RuMert 1 My sites & reports Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 21 minutes ago, RuMert said: Huge echinoid indeed (I found the opposite: 6mm) "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fifbrindacier Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 2 hours ago, RuMert said: Huge echinoid indeed (I found the opposite: 6mm) I did too, some Offaster pilula, from the same area and also described by Lamarck in1816. 1 1 "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 1 hour ago, fifbrindacier said: Yep, probably, it's a huge one of four and a half inches wide, more than 21 cm ! This is a beautiful fossil- congrats. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 Hi, I agree ! Coco 1 ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Pareidolia : here 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...
fifbrindacier Posted January 22, 2022 Share Posted January 22, 2022 (edited) Thank you @RuMert @Coco.and @Nimravis/Ralph. Edited January 24, 2022 by fifbrindacier 3 "On ne voit bien que par le coeur, l'essentiel est invisible pour les yeux." (Antoine de Saint-Exupéry) "We only well see with the heart, the essential is invisible for the eyes." In memory of Doren Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brandy Cole Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 My first time to try to enter, so please give me heads up if I'm doing it wrong. Thanks, Brandy Date of discovery: January 15, 2022 Scientific name: Nannippus sp. (Presently unnamed; Hulbert, 1987); Molar--possible M1 Age: Clarendonian Land Mammal Age Location: Brazos River, Southeast Texas 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
historianmichael Posted January 23, 2022 Share Posted January 23, 2022 (edited) Date of Discovery: January 1, 2022 Scientific Name: Lophoranina lincki Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Glendon Limestone (Early Oligocene) State: Mississippi Edited January 23, 2022 by historianmichael 15 Follow me on Instagram (@fossil_mike) to check out my personal collection of fossils collected and acquired over more than 15 years of fossil hunting! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted January 24, 2022 Share Posted January 24, 2022 Throwing in a rudist again: From the newly found lateral extension ("30-NE") of a site discovered last year ("30"). Less vegetation allowed for more observations. I took only one specimen, polished transverse section turned out quite nice. Species is still not clear, has some similarities to Vaccinites giganteus, but I don´t really know what it is. The flame texture of the shell seems to be characteristic. Any hints are highly welcomed. Thanks! • Date of Discovery: 01/15/2022 • Scientific and/or Common Name: Hippuritid rudist Vaccinites sp. • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Upper Santonian - Lower Campanian / Lower Afling-Formation, Gosau-Group of Kainach • State, Province, or Region Found: Römaskogel-30-NE, Kainach near Voitsberg, Styria, Austria Franz Bernhard 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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