JohnJ Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 The Winner of the June 2014 Invertebrate / Plant Find Of The Month is the Winged insect fossil from Pennsylvanian period Francis Creek shale of Illinois, U.S.A.! Congratulations to Rob Russell on a very cool little Mazon Creek find and his 2nd IPFOTM win! Thank you to all the other members that participated and voted. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Hamilton Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Congrats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Congrats Rob! ~Charlie~ "There are those that look at things the way they are, and ask why.....i dream of things that never were, and ask why not?" ~RFK ->Get your Mosasaur print ->How to spot a fake Trilobite ->How to identify a CONCRETION from a DINOSAUR EGG Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Salut, Congrats Rob! Noix de 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...
mikeymig Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Congrats on a small but very cool fossil! mikey Many times I've wondered how much there is to know. led zeppelin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Congratulations on special find Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Huzzah! Congrats on that special little nodule. I got to see that one in person when Rob showed it to me when I was up in Chicago last month. It's a neat little winged insect. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CH4ShotCaller Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 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...
jcbshark Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 Congrats on such a great piece! Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Great find...congrats! "I am glad I shall never be young without wild country to be young in. Of what avail are forty freedoms without a blank spot on the map?" ~Aldo Leopold (1887-1948) New Mexico Museum of Natural History Bulletins Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stocksdale Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Congratulations, Rob. Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known.–Carl Sagan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Russell Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 AWESOME! Thank you so much everyone for your support, comments, and your votes! I am truly honored to be the winner. Finding my way through life; one fossil at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adam.morris08 Posted July 8, 2014 Share Posted July 8, 2014 Well done I'll just have to find something else this month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM BUCKLEY Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Congratulations! Tom AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGIST STROKE SURVIVOR CANCER SURVIVOR CURMUDGEON "THERE IS A VERY FINE LINE BETWEEN AVOCATIONAL PALEONTOLOGY AND MENTAL ILLNESS" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old bones Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Congratulations on your find and your win! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mammothhunter Posted July 12, 2014 Share Posted July 12, 2014 This is some kind of moth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Russell Posted July 17, 2014 Share Posted July 17, 2014 Thanks again all for your comments. The best I can so to describe the specimen is to call it a winged insect. Finding my way through life; one fossil at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockaholic Posted July 18, 2014 Share Posted July 18, 2014 Well deserved.Congrats.Awesome piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Russell Posted July 19, 2014 Share Posted July 19, 2014 Well deserved.Congrats.Awesome piece. Thank you, rockaholic! Finding my way through life; one fossil at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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