Cris Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 The winner of the March 2013 Vertebrate FOTM contest goes to the... Associated Edestus teeth from the Pennsylvanian of Oklahoma, USA. Congratulations to PetrolPete on an incredibly rare find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Congrats PetrolPete. It is a very rare fossil. I just seen one time a part of a jaw (about 15 cm long) with several teeth. Coco ---------------------- OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 1 (Poissons et sélaciens récents & fossiles) : ici Ma bibliothèque PDF 2 (Animaux vivants - sans poissons ni sélaciens) : ici Mâchoires sélaciennes récentes : ici Hétérodontiques et sélaciens : ici Oeufs sélaciens récents : ici Otolithes de poissons récents ! ici Un Greg... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PA Fossil Finder Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Congratulations! Great find! Stephen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH4ShotCaller Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Congratulations! Anyone who has never made a mistake has never tried anything new. -Albert Einstein Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boneman007 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Congratulations. Definitely one of the best fossils I've had the pleasure of seeing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lissa318 Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Congratulations!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Regg Cato Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasFossilHunter Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Great job PetrolPete! Sweet find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DE&i Posted April 12, 2013 Share Posted April 12, 2013 Well done one and all. Darren. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave pom Allen Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 This has a shot at Fossil of the Year Outstanding find! "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNH Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Very nice find!!! Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Dactyll Posted April 13, 2013 Share Posted April 13, 2013 Congratulations.... Cheers Steve... And Welcome if your a New Member... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cowsharks Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Congrats! I gotta get some of those shark teeth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Congrats! Excellent Edestus. Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PetrolPete Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Thanks everyone. It was a really tough competition this month, there were a lot of amazing finds!In case anyone wanted to see the current state of the entire jaw I found it with, I've pieced it back together to this point:There are the bases for a couple other teeth on there, but no other blades have been found yet.Mick69 and I've been talking to a paleontologist from the Sam Noble museum about helping get a paper written on the location for all the shark material we've found there, and although the first meeting was cancelled due to inclement weather, hopefully we can reschedule soon.The paleontologist also recently found a 1955 thesis paper from OU on the general area confirming that this came from the Excello Shale member of the Senora Formation and that edestus are apparently known to be found in the area.Thanks again everyone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullsnake Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kosmoceras Posted April 15, 2013 Share Posted April 15, 2013 Well done, you deserved it for this splendid fossil! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boneman007 Posted April 16, 2013 Share Posted April 16, 2013 Thanks everyone. It was a really tough competition this month, there were a lot of amazing finds! In case anyone wanted to see the current state of the entire jaw I found it with, I've pieced it back together to this point: IMG_1074.jpg There are the bases for a couple other teeth on there, but no other blades have been found yet. Mick69 and I've been talking to a paleontologist from the Sam Noble museum about helping get a paper written on the location for all the shark material we've found there, and although the first meeting was cancelled due to inclement weather, hopefully we can reschedule soon. The paleontologist also recently found a 1955 thesis paper from OU on the general area confirming that this came from the Excello Shale member of the Senora Formation and that edestus are apparently known to be found in the area. Thanks again everyone! The Sam Noble museum is a fantastic facility. All my Oklahoma new and significant fossils are donated there. If you get into the fossil stores downstairs, ask them to see my Permian material. I have donated a great deal of specimens from the Permian to the museum. Dan also has a gorgeous permian skull there as well! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mick69 Posted April 21, 2013 Share Posted April 21, 2013 That piece is really fantastic in person. Great find Pete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nandomas Posted April 22, 2013 Share Posted April 22, 2013 Great great find, I didn't know Edestus existed in Oklahoma ))))))) congratulations, Pete! Erosion... will be my epitaph! http://www.paleonature.org/ https://fossilnews.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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