JohnJ Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 The Winner of the September 2013 Vertebrate Find Of The Month is the Desmostylus sp. mammal skull from the Miocene Astoria Formation of OR, USA! Congratulations to Kent (kg1) on his rare find! Further KUDOS to him for his persistence in preparation and the donation of the specimen to the Smithsonian! The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obsessed1 Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Congatulations on a rare find! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roz Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Fantastic fossil! Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bev Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 WOW! And congrats on donating it as well! You are now immortalized in the halls of the Smithsonian! The more I learn, I realize the less I know. BluffCountryFossils.NET Fossil Adventure Blog Go to my Gallery for images of Fossil Jewelry, Sculpture & Crafts Pinned Posts: Beginner's Guide to Fossil Hunting * Geologic Formation Maps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 OMG! I forgot to vote this time around, but Kent would have got my vote anyway. Congrats! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nala Posted October 7, 2013 Share Posted October 7, 2013 Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
astron Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 CONGRATULATIONS! Astrinos P. Damianakis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Hi, I can't find my comment ! Congrats for a good prep and a rare fossil ! 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...
FossilDudeCO Posted October 8, 2013 Share Posted October 8, 2013 Congrats on a wonderful fossil and kudos on the donation!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilcrazy Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Congratulations on VFOTM, Good finding, prepping and the donation is a nice gesture. Happy Hunting for more fossils in the Great NW. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kg1 Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Just FYI, I posted a few pictures in member collections under "Some of my beach fossils" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmorefossil Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Amazing find one I would love to be able to find. Thank you for donating it to the smithsonian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TMNH Posted October 9, 2013 Share Posted October 9, 2013 Congrats on an incredible find! You are very generous to give it up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masonboro37 Posted October 10, 2013 Share Posted October 10, 2013 Awesome specimen! Congrats!! Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom". Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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