Winner of the June 2023 Invertebrate/Plant Fossil of the Month

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The winner of the June 2023 IPFOTM goes to...

 

Helicaulax pyrenaicus gastropod - Cretaceous, Upper Santonian - Southwest France

Congratulations to @caterpillar !!!

[JohnJ]

What a fragile beauty!  Congratulations!

[Ludwigia]

Congrats on that nice one.

[old bones]

Congratulations! What a beautiful shell!

[Praefectus]

Congratulations! Nice find!

[AK hiker]

Pretty amazing that it stayed in one piece. Beautiful prep. Congratulations!

[caterpillar]

Thank you to all of you

Yes, very fragile.

And as we say in Morocco "for the pleasure of the eyes" another specimen from the same deposit.

 

Before

 

After

[Jeffrey P]

Exceptional specimen and prep. Big congratulations on a well-deserved win. 

[FossilDAWG]

Nice to see a gastropod get the honors. 

 

Don

[Fin Lover]

Congratulations!

[grandpa]

What a beaut!  Congratulations!

[fossilhunter21]

Congratulations,  @caterpillar! That is a beautiful gastropod!

 

Cheers and Shalom,

 

-Micah

[Coco]

Congrats @caterpillarfor this nice gastropod.

 

Coco

[caterpillar]

Thanks again. It's always a pleasure to share my findings.

[Mike from North Queensland]

Congratulations nice specimen

[aldo66]

Congratulations Dom for this magnificent and rare gastropod

[Tidgy's Dad]

And always nice to have a reference to Morocco! 

[Stingray]

Very beautiful specimen nice job…!!!!!!

[caterpillar]