JohnJ Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 The Winner of the May 2015 Invertebrate / Plant Find Of The Month is the Rhaphidiophorus hystrix polychaete worm from the Pennsylvanian period Francis Creek Shale of Illinois, USA! This in an incredibly preserved Mazon Creek deposit specimen! Congratulations to RCFossils (Rob) on his fourth contest win with a very rare find. Thank you to all the members that entered and voted in the contest. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Congrats! " We are not separate and independent entities, but like links in a chain, and we could not by any means be what we are without those who went before us and showed us the way. " Thomas Mann My Library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ludwigia Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Congratulations! Excellent find! Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger http://www.steinkern.de/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Hi, Congrats ! 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...
Fossildude19 Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 A beautiful and deserving fossil! Congratulations. 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...
jcbshark Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Congrats Rob, that's a beautiful 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...
ZiggieCie Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Wonderful find. Congratulations on your win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doctor Mud Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Well done Rob! How many freeze thaw cycles did it take to reveal this beauty. Must have been an exciting day when it popped! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilcrazy Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Congratulations Rob. Amazing Mazon animal with all the bristles in such sharp detail. Nice specimen and nice win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
digit Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 Congrats Rob! There were so many other drool-worthy entries in this contest that I'd love to have found that it really shows how special this piece is to have come out on top. That piece is truly incredible. It is so much better looking than any other specimens of that species I've seen (or likely anybody has seen). Has Jack Wittry (fiddlehead) seen this piece yet? I bet he'd like a good quality high resolution photo of this one for his files. Cheers. -Ken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeepTimeIsotopes Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Sweet specimen! Well done. 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...
Jeffrey P Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 That fossil stands out among Mazon Creek finds. A well deserved win. Big congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Congratulations. It must be somewhat like an Easter egg hunt only BETTER!! The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted June 7, 2015 Share Posted June 7, 2015 Congratulations. It must be somewhat like an Easter egg hunt only BETTER!! This one is the Fabergé of easter eggs! "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...
old bones Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Congratulation, Rob. I love the detail on your fossil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kanopus Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 (edited) Congrats! Edited June 8, 2015 by Kanopus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted June 8, 2015 Share Posted June 8, 2015 Wow! Thanks to everyone for the kind words. Out of the thousand of Mazon Creek fossils that I have collected over the years. This worm ranks up there as one of my most memorable finds. I am having a friend do a little prep on the piece and will post additional pictures once it is finished Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Russell Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Congratulations Rob!! Great win with that wicked worm! . Finding my way through life; one fossil at a time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDAWG Posted June 9, 2015 Share Posted June 9, 2015 Congratulations Rob. That is one amazing fossil. There were several entries this month that deserve recognition. In a "normal" month that crinoid would have been a shoe-in. I'm always amazed at the quality of the specimens people are finding. Don Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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