digit Posted August 1, 2022 Share Posted August 1, 2022 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 AUGUST 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.) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldo66 Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 I start this subject with this murex of a respectable size of 65 mm that I found a few days ago despite the heat wave! It is the most beautiful specimen of this species that I have been allowed to observe. The photos are a summary of the moment of its discovery until the final result. • Date of Discovery : August , 02 , 2022 • Scientific Name : Hexaplex (Trunculariopsis) trunculus conglobatus ( Michelotti, 1841) - (cf. MNHN) • Geologic Age : Pliocene • France , Languedoc-Roussilon The day of the discovery on the site: During the work to clear the murex: First preview before final result: Results after stabilization: 29 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FranzBernhard Posted August 6, 2022 Share Posted August 6, 2022 I especially like it you kept it on matrix! Franz Bernhard 1 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted August 6, 2022 Author Share Posted August 6, 2022 Beautiful work--thanks for the prep photos they certainly show the progress from finding to showcase. Cheers. -Ken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Hi, Absolutly magnificent ! 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...
caterpillar Posted August 9, 2022 Share Posted August 9, 2022 Very nice Alex 1 http://www.paleotheque.fr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 Awesome-looking specimen and excellent prep! 1 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamieLynn Posted August 14, 2022 Share Posted August 14, 2022 A little something- a tiny tooth of a tiny marine reptile • Date of Discovery- August 5 2022 • Scientific and/or Common Name - Coniasaurus sp. • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation - Eagle Ford Formation • State, Province, or Region Found - Texas 10 www.fossil-quest.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted August 18, 2022 Share Posted August 18, 2022 (edited) I'll submit this concretion that opened yesterday. Acanthotelson is one of the more common Mazon Creek shrimp, but I've never found two in one concretion before! Date of Discovery: Collected sometime in 2022, opened August 17 Scientific and/or Common Name: Acanthotelson stimpsoni Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Francis Creek Shale (Middle Pennsylvanian) State, Province, or Region Found: Grundy County, Illinois Edited August 18, 2022 by connorp 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nautiloid Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 (edited) I’ll go ahead and submit this very intriguing trilobite I found today. Date of discovery: August 19, 2022 Scientific name: Monodechenella macrocephala Geologic age or geologic formation: Middle Devonian, Hamilton Group, Moscow Formation, Windom Member State, province, or region found: Deep Springs Road locality in Earlville, New York. Officially speaking, Monodechenella macrocephala is not supposed to be in the Windom Member of the Moscow Formation. This is the only specimen I have ever seen or heard of from the Windom Shale, making it quite a special find! Edited August 20, 2022 by Nautiloid Forgot to include the year 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bringing Fossils to Life Posted August 20, 2022 Share Posted August 20, 2022 (edited) Date of Discovery: August 18, 2022 Scientific Name: Striacoceras typum var. beta Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Middle Devonian, late Givetian, Hamilton Group, Mahantango Formation State, province, or region found: Seven Stars, PA These two orthocerid nautiloids were found right up against each other, facing opposite directions. They both preserve the end of the body chamber, and in the smaller one several chambers of the phragmocone. It is the sheer size of these specimens that makes them so special, especially when remembering that these nautiloids lived alongside Dipleura, a giant predatory trilobite. This provides evidence that the two predators relied on different food sources, both of them being very successful at this particular site. These are also the first fossils I successfully chiseled out of the rock. The two specimens fully excavated. The smaller specimen in situ. The larger specimen in situ, with the imprint of the smaller specimen visible. Edited August 20, 2022 by Bringing Fossils to Life 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manticocerasman Posted August 23, 2022 Share Posted August 23, 2022 Since I probably wont ever find an other specimen like this: My entry for this month: Date of Discovery: August 20, 2022 Scientific Name: nautiloid, probably Pleuronoceras nodosum ( the literature on the taxon is a little outdated ) Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Middle Devonian - Eifelian - Hanonet formation State, province, or region found: Belgium, Couvin, quarry: "La Couvinoise" As found: After the prep: 19 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frankh8147 Posted August 24, 2022 Share Posted August 24, 2022 (edited) Date of discovery: August 21st Scientific name: Pyritized Pecopteris Geologic age: Carbonferniferous, Llewellyn formation Location: Schuylkill County, PA, USA Edited August 24, 2022 by frankh8147 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilhunter21 Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 (edited) Date of Discovery: 8/11/22 • Scientific and/or Common Name: Scientific name is Merycoidodon sp., and common name is Oreodont. • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: White River Formation • State, Province, or Region Found: Crawford, NE, USA I found this skull sitting on top of the ground while fossil hunting with my family. Unfortunately I was unable to find the rest of the skull. I still find it pretty cool though! -Micah Edited August 27, 2022 by fossilhunter21 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted August 27, 2022 Share Posted August 27, 2022 I'd like to enter my recent find in for this months fossil find of the month. Initially I thought it was a worn Ichthyosaur paddle digit pebble, but it turned out to be much rarer. • Date of Discovery (month, day, year) 17th June, Prepared 27th August By Ryan Carpenter • Plesiosaurus Paddle bones/digits • Whitby Mudstone Formation (Toarcian, Lower Jurassic) • Yorkshire Coast, Whitby, England Photo As found After Preparation 1 18 Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared C Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 It'd be wrong of me not to include my best find of this month. The Plesiosaur train has really been rolling lately Date of discovery: August 10, 2022 Scientific name: partially rooted Brachauchenius lucasi (pliosaur) tooth Geologic age or geologic formation: Eagle Ford formation, late cenomanian State, province, or region found: Texas Before prep: After prep: 1 15 “Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think” -Werner Heisenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared C Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Here's my other favorite find My first Ptychodus occidentalis, found while scouting a new (for me) spot! Date of discovery: August 8, 2022 Scientific name: Ptychodus occidentalis tooth Geologic age or geologic formation: Eagle Ford formation, cenomanian State, province, or region found: Texas As found: After prep: 7 “Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think” -Werner Heisenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Ruocco Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Here is an extremely rare specimen of a Silurian scorpion I found while in New York with my pal Allan Lang. Date of discovery: August 18th 2022 Scientific name: Proscorpius osborni Geologic age or geologic formation: Upper Silurian. Bertie Group, Fiddlers Green formation, Phelps member. State, province, or region found: New York, Herkimer, Lang's quarry . 2 14 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dhiggi Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Just to keep the Plesiosaur theme going, here’s a tooth that I found while hunting with my daughter at Penarth… Date of discovery; 25/08/22 Scientific name; Plesiosaur (possibly Eurycleidus arcuatus) Geological age; Jurassic, Hettangian. State, province or region found; Penarth, Wales, UK 1 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dean Ruocco Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 For the vertebrate FOTM here's an extremely rare acanthodian, spine from the eurypterid beds in the Fiddlers green formation. It doesn't look like much but Allan has only seen a few come out of his quarry. Date of discovery: August 21th 2022 Scientific name: Undetermined acanthodian, cf Nerepisacanthus. sp Geologic age or geologic formation: Upper Silurian. Bertie Group, Fiddlers Green formation, Phelps member. State, province, or region found: New York, Herkimer, Lang's quarry . 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misha Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 @Dean Ruocco Fantastic find! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted August 28, 2022 Share Posted August 28, 2022 Boy, this month has seen some awesome plesiosaur fossils being found! 1 2 'There's nothing like millions of years of really frustrating trial and error to give a species moral fibre and, in some cases, backbone' -- Terry Pratchett Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Notidanodon Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 welp i have 2 things planned for this but im not sure i can compete with these finds great finds everyone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jared C Posted August 29, 2022 Share Posted August 29, 2022 50 minutes ago, will stevenson said: welp i have 2 things planned for this but im not sure i can compete with these finds great finds everyone please add them! The point of the contest I think isn't necessarily to see "who will win", but rather to see all the awesome fossils found each month proudly showcased - with a friendly competition as the cherry on top 1 7 “Not only is the universe stranger than we think, it is stranger than we can think” -Werner Heisenberg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted August 29, 2022 Author Share Posted August 29, 2022 Indeed! This is the place to show off your best finds this month. Couple of days left to get your entries in. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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