digit Posted March 10, 2021 Share Posted March 10, 2021 FEBRUARY 2021 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Cincosaurus cobbi trackways - Carboniferous Period, Pottsville Formation (358.9-288.9 Ma) - Central Alabama Congratulations to @Rockin' Ric !!! FEBRUARY 2021 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Anataphrus vigilans trilobite - Elgin Member, Maquoketa Formation (Late Ordovician) - NE Iowa Congratulations to @connorp !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted April 10, 2021 Share Posted April 10, 2021 MARCH 2021 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Cretodus sp. shark tooth - Late Cretaceous, Eagle Ford Group - Denton County, Texas Congratulations to @sharko69 !!! MARCH 2021 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Romaniceras mexicanum ammonite - Upper Cretaceous (Turonian) - Blue Hill Member, Carlile Shale - Sandoval Co., New Mexico Congratulations to @PFOOLEY !!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted May 17, 2021 Share Posted May 17, 2021 APRIL 2021 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Peripristis semicircularis shark tooth - LaSalle Limestone (Late Pennsylvanian) - LaSalle Co., Illinois Congratulations to @connorp !!! APRIL 2021 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Cricket (Superfamily Grylloidea) & Damselfly (Suborder Zygoptera) - Eocene, Green River Formation - Colorado Congratulations to @Crusty_Crab !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted June 15, 2021 Share Posted June 15, 2021 MAY 2021 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Daspletosaurus sp. tyrannosaurid tooth - Late Cretaceous, Dinosaur Park FM - Steveville Area, Alberta, Canada Congratulations to @musicnfossils !!! MAY 2021 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Tumidocarcinus giganteus crab - mid-Miocene - Canterbury, New Zealand Congratulations to @mamlambo !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted July 10, 2021 Share Posted July 10, 2021 JUNE 2021 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Turrisaspis sp. dorsal median plate - Upper Devonian, Catskill Formation - Pennsylvania Congratulations to @JimB88!!! JUNE 2021 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Craspedites mosquensis ammonite - Jurassic, Volgian (Tithonian), Craspedites nodiger ammonite zone - Samara Oblast, Kashpir, Russia Congratulations to @RuMert !!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted August 10, 2021 Share Posted August 10, 2021 JULY 2021 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Aspidichthys cf. placoderm armor - Late Devonian (Frasnian) Neuville Fm - Chimay, Belgium Congratulations to @Manticocerasman !!! JULY 2021 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Architarbus rotundatus spider - Pennsylvanian, Francis Creek Shale - Mazon Creek, Morris, Illinois Congratulations to @flipper559 !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted September 10, 2021 Share Posted September 10, 2021 AUGUST 2021 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Tyrannosaurus rex tooth - Late Cretaceous - Alberta, Canada Congratulations to @dingo2 !!! AUGUST 2021 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Annularia radiata leaf whorls - Francis Creek Shale (Pennsylvanian) - Grundy Co., Illinois Congratulations to @connorp !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted October 10, 2021 Share Posted October 10, 2021 SEPTEMBER 2021 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Protohadros byrdi dentary tooth - Woodbine Formation, Cretaceous - Denton County, Texas Congratulations to @Captcrunch227 !!! SEPTEMBER 2021 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Carneyella pilea edrioasteroid - Late Ordovician, Bellevue Formation (452.0 - 449.5 Ma) - Mason County, Kentucky Congratulations to @fossilcrazee !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted November 10, 2021 Share Posted November 10, 2021 OCTOBER 2021 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Aepycamelus sp. camel jaw - Middle Miocene, Clarendonian, Truckee River Fm. - Nevada Congratulation to @NevadaHunter !!! OCTOBER 2021 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Spider, indet. Chelicerate - Miocene, Messinian Stage - near Murat, Cantal Dept., France Congratulations to @marguy !!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted December 10, 2021 Share Posted December 10, 2021 NOVEMBER 2021 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Basal Mosasaur - Cretaceous (Turonian), Eagle Ford Formation - Central Texas Congratulations to @Jared C !!! NOVEMBER 2021 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Urasterella montana starfish - Upper Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) Kasimovian stage Kreviakian substage - Kasimov town, Ryazan region, Russia Congratulations to @Kanopus !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted January 10, 2022 Share Posted January 10, 2022 DECEMBER 2021 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Multituberculate (cf. Meniscoessus sp.) incisor - Cretaceous, Campanian, Aguja Fm, (~82-77 Ma) - Brewster County, Texas Congratulations to @Opabinia Blues !! DECEMBER 2021 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Dipleura dekayi trilobite - Devonian, Moscow Fm - New York Congratulations to @KompsFossilsNMinerals !!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted January 28, 2022 Share Posted January 28, 2022 2021 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE YEAR (VFOTY) Aepycamelus sp. camel jaw - Middle Miocene, Clarendonian, Truckee River Fm. - Nevada Congratulation to @NevadaHunter !!! 2021 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE YEAR (IPFOTY) Urasterella montana starfish - Upper Carboniferous (Pennsylvanian) Kasimovian stage Kreviakian substage - Kasimov town, Ryazan region, Russia Congratulations to @Kanopus !!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted February 10, 2022 Share Posted February 10, 2022 JANUARY 2022 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Metatheria (marsupial) tooth - Late Cretaceous, Aguja Fm (~82-77 Ma) - Brewster County, Texas Congratulations to @ThePhysicist !! JANUARY 2022 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Echinolampas hemisphaerica echinoid - Miocene, Serravallian - Aquitaine, France Congratulations to @fifbrindacier !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted March 10, 2022 Share Posted March 10, 2022 FEBRUARY 2022 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Mammuthus columbi mammoth skull segment with ear bone - Pleistocene - Brazos River, southeast Texas Congratulations to @Brandy Cole !! FEBRUARY 2022 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Architarbus rotundatus spider - Pennsylvanian, Francis Creek Shale - Mazon Creek, Grundy County, Illinois Congratulations to @flipper559 !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted April 10, 2022 Share Posted April 10, 2022 MARCH 2022 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Glikmanius occidentalis cladodont tooth - Late Pennsylvanian (Finis Shale; Graham Formation) - Jacksboro, Texas Congratulations to @historianmichael !! MARCH 2022 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Murex spinicosta & Bolinus brandaris gastropods - Pliocene - Southwest France Congratulations to @caterpillar !! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted May 10, 2022 Share Posted May 10, 2022 APRIL 2022 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Enchodus fish jaw - Cretaceous, Cenomanian - Cap-blanc-Nez, France Congratulations to @Manticocerasman !!! APRIL 2022 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Androgynoceras maculatum ammonite - Lower Jurassic (Lower Lias) - Holderness Coast, Mappleton, West Yorkshire, UK Congratulations to @Welsh Wizard !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted June 13, 2022 Share Posted June 13, 2022 MAY 2022 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Nothosaurus sp. sauropterygian reptile skull - Triassic, Muschelkalk - Winterswijk, The Netherlands Congratulations to @Indagator !!! MAY 2022 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Unidentified cidarid echinoid - Santonian age of the late Cretaceous, Dessau Formation - Central Texas Congratulations to @Jared C !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 JUNE 2022 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Mazonova helmichnus (Amphibian Eggs) - Carboniferous, Francis Creek Shale - Pit 11 (Mazon Creek) Braidwood, Illinois Congratulations to @Nimravis !!! JUNE 2022 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Larval Olenellus sp. trilobite - Cambrian, Kinzers Formation - Lancaster, Pennsylvania Congratulations to @Thomas1982 !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted August 10, 2022 Share Posted August 10, 2022 JULY 2022 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Mosasaur (Tylosaurus?) tail section - Pierre Shale, Campanian, Upper Cretaceous - South Dakota Congratulations to @Slow Walker !!! JULY 2022 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Ekwanoscutellum ekwanensis trilobite - Silurian, Thornloe Fm - Temiskaming, Ontario, Canada Congratulations to @Kane !!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted September 10, 2022 Share Posted September 10, 2022 AUGUST 2022 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Plesiosaurus sp. paddle bones/digits - Lower Jurassic (Toarcian), Whitby Mudstone Formation - Yorkshire Coast, Whitby, England Congratulations to @LiamL !!! AUGUST 2022 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Proscorpius osborni scorpion - Upper Silurian. Bertie Group, Fiddlers Green Formation, Phelps Member - Lang's quarry, Herkimer, New York Congratulations to @Dean Ruocco !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted October 10, 2022 Share Posted October 10, 2022 SEPTEMBER 2022 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Ptychodus mortoni associated toothset - Upper Cretaceous (Santonian), Satan Tongue of the Mancos Shale - Sandoval Co., New Mexico Congratulations to @PFOOLEY !!! SEPTEMBER 2022 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Diaphorodendron rimosom bark w/ Spirorbis sp. polychaete worms - Pennsylvanian, Francis Creek Shale - Grundy County, Illinois Congratulations to @flipper559 !!! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 OCTOBER 2022 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Basilosaurid indet. whale tooth (P3 or P4 premolar) - Eocene, Castle Hayne Formation, Comfort Member - Jones County, North Carolina Congratulations to @sixgill pete !!! OCTOBER 2022 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Spider (similar to Aphantomartis) - Carboniferous, Francis Creek Shale (307 Ma) - Pit 3, Braidwood, Illinois Congratulations to @stats !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 NOVEMBER 2022 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Petalodus ohioensis cartilaginous fish tooth - Upper Pennsylvanian, Harpersville Formation - Coleman County, Texas Congratulations to @EPIKLULSXDDDDD !!! NOVEMBER 2022 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Discoscaphites iris ammonite - Late Cretaceous Period (Late Maastrichtian), Owl Creek Formation - Mississippi Congratulations to @historianmichael !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted January 11, 2023 Share Posted January 11, 2023 DECEMBER 2022 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (VFOTM) Penguin (taxon indet.) - Late Miocene, likely Greta Fm - Canterbury, New Zealand Congratulations @mamlambo !!! DECEMBER 2022 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE MONTH (IPFOTM) Feldmannia wintoni crab carapace - Cretaceous, Upper Albian, Pawpaw Fm - Tarrant County, Texas Congratulations @EPIKLULSXDDDDD 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...
digit Posted January 26, 2023 Share Posted January 26, 2023 2022 VERTEBRATE FOSSIL OF THE YEAR (VFOTY) Penguin (taxon indet.) - Late Miocene, likely Greta Fm - Canterbury, New Zealand Congratulations @mamlambo !!! 2022 INVERTEBRATE/PLANT FOSSIL OF THE YEAR (IPFOTY) Proscorpius osborni scorpion - Upper Silurian. Bertie Group, Fiddlers Green Formation, Phelps Member - Lang's quarry, Herkimer, New York Congratulations to @Dean Ruocco !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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