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May 2016 Finds Of The Month


JohnJ

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One for invertebrate category

Found on the 25 may

Miocene - Portugal

Clypeaster with a pathology?

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Oh no! I'm now torn between the Diprotodon and the Caturus, both absolutely fantastic fossils

Nick

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Turrilites acutus

Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Paguate Sandstone member of the Dakota Formation

New Mexico, USA

Discovered: May 29th, 2016

"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    

 

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Turrilites acutus

Upper Cretaceous (Cenomanian)

Paguate Sandstone member of the Dakota Formation

New Mexico, USA

Discovered: May 29th, 2016

Whoa! What a beauty, Mike!

Good luck with that!

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Whoa! What a beauty, Mike!

Good luck with that!

Regards,

Thank you, sir.

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It turned out nice. :)

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"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) 

 

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I guess I will throw my hat into this months ring.

For invertebrate find of the month:

Aturia alabamensis

Found May 20 2016

Onslow County, North Carolina

Eocene Castle Hayne Formation

as found .... attachicon.gifAturia alabamensis 1.JPG

after a little cleaning ..... attachicon.gifAturia alabamensis 3.JPG

in front of my hand for scale ..... attachicon.gifAturia alabamensis 2.JPG

This one too: Wow! :drool::envy:

Don

(I have a special fondness for cephalopods)

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