digit Posted July 31, 2023 Share Posted July 31, 2023 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 (or any staff) 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, 2023 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...
LiamL Posted August 5, 2023 Share Posted August 5, 2023 • Date of Discovery (month, day, year) - 3rd August 2023 • Scientific and/or Common Name - Pelagosaurus Crocodile Skull • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation - Upper Lias, Lower Jurassic, • State, Province, or Region Found - Whitby, England Prepared by Marcus Cliffe 24 Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 Absolutely crazy how you managed to find another crocodile skull so soon! Excellent fossil! 5 '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...
Fin Lover Posted August 6, 2023 Share Posted August 6, 2023 I know...he's just picking them up as if they were shark teeth! 2 Fin Lover My favorite things about fossil hunting: getting out of my own head, getting into nature and, if I’m lucky, finding some cool souvenirs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 • Date of Discovery (month, day, year) - August 06, 2023 • Scientific and/or Common Name - Lepidodendron cone • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation - Westphalian(upper carboniferous) • State, Province, or Region Found - near Lens Northern France 15 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aldo66 Posted August 7, 2023 Share Posted August 7, 2023 A very nice discovery and in remarkable condition, congratulations 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flipper559 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 On 7/31/2023 at 3:42 PM, digit said: This was an open find last Sunday, and probably the most detailed one I have found to date. Such an interesting little critter !! • Date of Discovery (month, day, year) August 20th , 2023 • Scientific and/or Common Name Euproops danae / Horseshoe crab • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation Mid Pennsylvanian, Francis Creek Shale • State, Province, or Region Found Illinois, Grundy County , Mazon Creek 22 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mikrogeophagus Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 @flipper559 That is awesome! I didn't know those were in Mazon Creek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted August 25, 2023 Author Share Posted August 25, 2023 I've always wished to find one of those elusive horseshoe crab in a Mazon Creek concretion. Lovely to see a nice example. Cheers. -Ken 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 1 hour ago, flipper559 said: • Date of Discovery (month, day, year) August 20th , 2023 • Scientific and/or Common Name Euproops danae / Horseshoe crab • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation Mid Pennsylvanian, Francis Creek Shale • State, Province, or Region Found Illinois, Grundy County , Mazon Creek I would be taking a bit of clay, playdough, or silly putty, and making a cast of that thing! Great find. 1 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...
FossilDAWG Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 2 hours ago, flipper559 said: This was an open find last Sunday, and probably the most detailed one I have found to date. Such an interesting little critter !! .. Don 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted August 25, 2023 Share Posted August 25, 2023 (edited) Shame you only got the countepart. Beautiful specimen! Cleaned in vinegar? Edited August 25, 2023 by Mark Kmiecik 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...
flipper559 Posted August 26, 2023 Share Posted August 26, 2023 1 hour ago, Mark Kmiecik said: Shame you only got the counterpart. Beautiful specimen! Cleaned in vinegar? Two halves are always better than one, but one half is better than no halves !! I feel fortunate to have found one, and a nice one at that !! No vinegar treatment. As found !! Rock On !! Phil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
connorp Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 On 8/25/2023 at 5:35 PM, Mark Kmiecik said: Shame you only got the countepart. Beautiful specimen! Cleaned in vinegar? I think it is the “part”, it is just preserved ventrally. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Kmiecik Posted August 27, 2023 Share Posted August 27, 2023 12 hours ago, connorp said: I think it is the “part”, it is just preserved ventrally. So, would that be the left or the right? It is the bottom of the concretion, though, right? I mean left? I'm stuck in the middle. I'll trade you a Hostess cupcake for it. Are you aware that you can tell which part of a concretion is the bottom part? A lot of collectors don't know this. It's an interesting topic unto itself. 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...
ThePhysicist Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 (edited) I'd like to retract my previous submission (TIA admin) in favor of another tooth I found today. As far as Pectinodon goes, it's near the maximum size. It's an anterior tooth which have a shape that differs from that of other positions, and an interesting pocked enamel texture on the lingual surface. • Date of Discovery (month, day, year): 8/27/2023 • Scientific and/or Common Name: Pectinodon bakkeri, troodontid anterior tooth • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Hell Creek Formation, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) • State, Province, or Region Found: Garfield County, Montana, USA Edited August 28, 2023 by ThePhysicist 9 "Argumentation cannot suffice for the discovery of new work, since the subtlety of Nature is greater many times than the subtlety of argument." - Carl Sagan "I was born not knowing and have had only a little time to change that here and there." - Richard Feynman Collections: Hell Creek Microsite | Hell Creek/Lance | Dinosaurs | Sharks | Squamates | Post Oak Creek | North Sulphur River | Lee Creek | Aguja | Permian | Devonian | Triassic | Harding Sandstone Instagram: @thephysicist_tff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted August 28, 2023 Share Posted August 28, 2023 On 8/28/2023 at 12:21 AM, ThePhysicist said: I'd like to retract my previous submission (TIA admin) in favor of another tooth I found today. As far as Pectinodon goes, it's near the maximum size. It's an anterior tooth which have a shape that differs from that of other positions, and an interesting pocked enamel texture on the lingual surface. • Date of Discovery (month, day, year): 8/27/2023 • Scientific and/or Common Name: Pectinodon bakkeri, troodontid anterior tooth • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Hell Creek Formation, Late Cretaceous (Maastrichtian) • State, Province, or Region Found: Garfield County, Montana, USA Wow! Amazing tooth and awesome find! A true gem! 1 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...
Collector9658 Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 I wanted to share a nice little tooth I found earlier this month. There are different types of Cladodont teeth available in this outcrop, but I've been keeping my eye out specifically for a Glikmanius tooth for a bit over a year now. This tooth is tiny, measuring just at 4.2mm across. A bit more work can be done for better display purposes on the medial cusp, but that will have to wait until I can aquire the proper tools. I think this is fine for now, and exposed enough for a definite ID. I'm very excited to have checked another goal off of my trophy list! Date of Discovery (month, day, year): Found on 8/15/2023, majority of preparation done on 8/30/23 • Scientific and/or Common Name: Glikmanius occidentalis tooth • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Deer Creek Formation; Pennsylvanian • State, Province, or Region Found: Northwestern Missouri As found After some cleaning Final result for now 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tidgy's Dad Posted August 31, 2023 Share Posted August 31, 2023 Some yummy fossils again. Life's Good! Tortoise Friend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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