Winner of the January 2023 Vertebrate Fossil Of The Month

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The winner of the January 2023 VFOTM goes to...

 

Parrotfish (Scaridae) Knifejaw (Oplegnathidae) premaxilla (beak) - Oligocene (Ashley Fm/Chandler Bridge Fm) - Summerville, South Carolina

Congratulations to @Fin Lover !!!

[JohnJ]

Congratulations!  

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Who said a parrotfish micro-fossil couldn't hold it own in a FOTM contest?

 

Very interesting fossil that does not turn up very often. Pufferfish, drum, and even wrasse mouth plates do turn up with regularity in fossil sites (like Montbrook in Florida) which have a good density of fish fossils. I have yet to see a parrotfish beak from that site or any other site which I've picked micro-matrix. Congratulations on a really interesting rarity.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

[jpc]

congrats... nice find.  

 

[Fin Lover]

Thank you so much!  With so many amazing fossil enthusiasts on here, I never thought I would ever be able to win a FOTM.  A big thank you to the Admin, who put so much time into the monthly contests!  

[Troodon]

Congratulations  ..cool find

[rocket]

nice fossil, nice find! 

[FossilDAWG]

Congratulations!

Don

[Kane]

Very cool! I've swam with parrotfish but never knew they had such elaborate dentition!

[SawTooth]

Congratulations!

[Mike from North Queensland]

Congratulations nice specimen

[Coco]

Hi,

 

Congrats for this nice fossil.

 

Coco

[old bones]

Congratulation, @Fin Lover! Excellent find!

[Meganeura]

Congratulations @Fin Lover for a well deserved find!

[Brandy Cole]

Congratulations! Great find!

[Tidgy's Dad]

Nice! 

[Ludwigia]

Congrats!

[dirtdauber]

Congratulations! A really nice, rare find.