JohnJ Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 The Winner of the April 2015 Vertebrate Find Of The Month is the Diplurus newarki coelacanths from the Late Triassic Lockatong Formation of New Jersey, U.S.A.! A hearty congratulations to our long time member, Tim (Fossildude19), on his remarkable group of coelacanths! Thank you to all the other members that participated and voted. 1 1 The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JimB88 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 congrats Tim! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raggedy Man Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Congratulations! This was a close one and I enjoyed the suspense. Best regards, Paul 1 ...I'm back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 (edited) Congrats on an awesome find and the win Tim! Edited May 7, 2015 by jcbshark 1 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...
old bones Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Congratulations, Tim, on both the awesome find and the win! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 congratulations Tim! 1 "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZiggieCie Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 A great piece for your co.llection. Congratulations. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 (edited) Thanks to all who voted for my fish, and thanks to Jeff for a great race! I honestly thought you were gonna win it - your find was so amazing. And John, that Petalodus tooth was a very rare and excellent find. You both deserve the award as much as I. JohnJ Thanks for the kind words. congrats Tim! Thanks Jim - Congratulations! This was a close one and I enjoyed the suspense.Best regards,Paul Thank you, Paul - it was right down to the wire... Congrats on an awesome find and the win Tim! Jeff - Thanks for the stiff competition! Your find was just as worthy - very exciting, besides, you win by having that beauty in your collection! Congratulations, Tim, on both the awesome find and the win! Thank you, Old Bones. congratulations Tim! Thanks, buddy - We'll have to find you an Invert FOTM soon. A great piece for your co.llection. Congratulations. Thank you, sir! Regards, Edited May 7, 2015 by Fossildude19 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...
Govinn Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Congrats Tim, amazing find! Thanks for the kind words. And killer tooth Jeff!! 1 History will be kind to me for I intend to write it. ~Sir Winston Churchill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeffrey P Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Congrats Tim on a well deserved win. That fish plate is super. Glad to see other Forum members appreciate it as well. Never ever lose the faith. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Congrats ! Coco 1 ---------------------- 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...
Manticocerasman Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Congrats Tim. 1 growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oilshale Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Congrats Tim - you really deserve it. This is an excellent find and coelacanths are so cool! Keep going Thomas 1 Be not ashamed of mistakes and thus make them crimes (Confucius, 551 BC - 479 BC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TOM BUCKLEY Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Congratulations Tim! I'm really sorry that I couldn't make the trip. , But you definitely deserve the award. Tom 1 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...
fossilcrazy Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Very nice Coelo Tim, congratulations on a beauty for FOTM . -John 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Congrats Tim, amazing find! Thanks for the kind words. And killer tooth Jeff!! Thank you, John! Congrats ! Coco Merci beaucoup! Congrats Tim - you really deserve it. This is an excellent find and coelacanths are so cool! Keep going Thomas Thank you, Thomas! Coelecanths are cool, and finding a good one at Granton, is difficult. Congratulations Tim! I'm really sorry that I couldn't make the trip. , But you definitely deserve the award. Tom Tom, Thank you - I am sorry you couldn't make it as well. I am sure Jeff and I will head back there sometime this fall, winter, or next spring. And, if you are ever in my neck of the woods, PM me and I can take you to a few spots. Very nice Coelo Tim, congratulations on a beauty for FOTM . -John Thank you, John. Not quite as good as your Linton beauties, but I'll take what I can get! Cheers! Thank you all, very much. Best regards, 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...
fossilized6s Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Congrats, Tim! Wonderful death plate-o-fish! Good luck with the future hunts. 1 ~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...
Fossildude19 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Congrats, Tim! Wonderful death plate-o-fish! Good luck with the future hunts. Thanks, Charlie! Best of luck to you, as well. 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...
PaleoWilliam Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Good job! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Congrats on winning FOTM! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Good job! Thanks. Congrats on winning FOTM! Thank you , Scott! I appreciate that, and being able to say I belong to the VFOTM winners group. Best regards, 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...
PFOOLEY Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Congrats Tim! That is a really great specimen...beautiful photos as well. 1 "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...
Fossildude19 Posted May 7, 2015 Share Posted May 7, 2015 Congrats Tim! That is a really great specimen...beautiful photos as well. Thank you, good sir! I appreciate the comments. Best Regards, 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...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Beautiful specimen. Congratulations! 1 Each dot is 50,000,000 years: Hadean............Archean..............................Proterozoic.......................................Phanerozoic........... Paleo......Meso....Ceno.. Ꞓ.OSD.C.P.Tr.J.K..Pg.NgQ< You are here Doesn't time just fly by? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TqB Posted May 8, 2015 Share Posted May 8, 2015 Well done, Tim, great find! 1 Tarquin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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