Fossildude19 Posted September 1, 2023 Share Posted September 1, 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. Failure to follow the format will result in your entry being disqualified! 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 SEPTEMBER 30, 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 ***Entries NOT posted in the requested format are subject to elimination from the contest.*** (Please limit to 4 clear, cropped, and well-lit images.) (If prepped, before and after photos are required, please.) 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...
musicnfossils Posted September 9, 2023 Share Posted September 9, 2023 I’ll throw something in this month. Hadrosaurid Tooth Battery Discovered Sept 4 2023 Late Cretaceous Dinosaur Park formation Newell County, Alberta CA 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Collector9658 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 I have another tooth to share this month. This specimen doesn't have the best preservation, but I throughly enjoy the coloration and final result. Date of Discovery: August 6, 2023; Preparation started and finished September 14, 2023 • Scientific and/or Common Name: Peripristis semicircularis tooth • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Bond Formation, Pennsylvanian • State, Province, or Region Found: LaSalle County, Illinois, USA 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patelinho7 Posted September 15, 2023 Share Posted September 15, 2023 10 hours ago, Collector9658 said: Such pretty colors on that tooth! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted September 16, 2023 Share Posted September 16, 2023 Partial wombat skull Date of discovery: August 30, 2023 Preparation: Started September 1, 2023 and ended September 8, 2023 Scientific and/or common name: Bare-nosed wombat (Vombatus ursinus) Geologic age or geologic formation: Pleistocene (unnamed formation) State, province or region found: Coolah, NSW, Australia Before preparation: After preparation: 19 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LiamL Posted September 23, 2023 Share Posted September 23, 2023 (edited) • Date of Discovery (month, day, year) 19/09/2023 • Scientific and/or Common Name - Ichthyosaur Teeth • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation - Upper Lias, Lower Jurassic, Falciferum Biozone • State, Province, or Region Found - Whitby, Yorkshire As found After Prep Edited September 23, 2023 by LiamL 1 14 Yorkshire Coast Fossil Hunter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trilobites_are_awesome Posted September 25, 2023 Share Posted September 25, 2023 Wow. those icthyasaur Teeth are amazing! Cheers! James Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ziggycardon Posted September 26, 2023 Share Posted September 26, 2023 Seeing the nices fossils posted here I know I don't stand a chance, but I am too proud at this one to not post it here • Date of Discovery: 05/09/2023 • Scientific and/or Common Name: Sea urchin, perhaps Tylocidaris clavigera • Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Cretaceous, Turonian, 93 - 90 mya • State, Province, or Region Found: Beach find, Dieppe, Normandy, France No prep needed on this one, found it lying like this between the other flint pebbles. Very rare to see them with spines as well, which I why I wanted to try my luck with this beauty! 1 8 Interested in all things paleontology, geology, zoology, evolution, natural history and science! Professional exotic pet keeper, huge fantasy geek, explorer of the microfossil realm, member of the BVP (Belgian Association for Paleontology), Volunteer prepper at Oertijdmuseum Boxtel. View my collection topic here: The Growing Collection of Ziggycardon My animal collection at the "Members pet" topic Ziggycardon's exploration of the microfossil realm Trips to Eben Emael (Maastrichtian of Belgium) My latest fossil hunt Next project will be a dedicated prepping space. "A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge." - Tyrion Lannister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Let me also enter a fossil I'm rather proud of how it came out! Date of Discovery September 24th, 2023 Date of Preparation September 25th, 2023 Scientific and/or Common Name Neithea regularis Geologic Age or Geologic Formation Laumont Horizon, Nekum Chalk, Maastrichtian, Cretaceous State, Province, or Region Found Province de Liège, Belgium Photos of Find 7 '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...
pachy-pleuro-whatnot-odon Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 And another one! Nothing overly spectacular, but still my first vertebra from the chalk deposits of the Low Countries, and one of only a handful of vertebrate finds I've made so far... Date of Discovery September 24th, 2023 Date of Preparation September 26th, 2023 Scientific and/or Common Name Enchodus sp. Geologic Age or Geologic Formation Nekum Chalk, Maastrichtian, Cretaceous State, Province, or Region Found Province de Liège, Belgium Photos of Find 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...
FossilDAWG Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Quite the month so far! to all. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DatFossilBoy Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 (edited) Date of discovery: 28/08/2022 Preparation: Start 09/09/2023, end 12/09/2023. Scientific name: Properisphinctes bernensis Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: Oxfordian State, Province, or Region Found: Col de la Plaine Morte, Valais, Switzerland Before and after photos: Edited September 29, 2023 by DatFossilBoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Vae70 Posted September 29, 2023 Share Posted September 29, 2023 Squeaking in with a late entry! Partial Muskrat Skull Discovered Sept 29 2023 Early to Mid Miocene Calvert formation Calvert County, MD In Situ Close-ups 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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