JohnJ Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 The Winner of the July 2016 Vertebrate Find Of The Month is the unidentified small fish from the Early Eocene (Ypresian) Fur Formation of Denmark! Congratulations to René (Sylvestersen) on his delicate discovery and first win in the contest! Thanks to all the other members that entered finds and voted. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sixgill pete Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Congrats on the win and the amazing find Sylvestersen. Bulldozers and dirt Bulldozers and dirt behind the trailer, my desert Them red clay piles are heaven on earth I get my rocks off, bulldozers and dirt Patterson Hood; Drive-By Truckers May 2016 May 2012 Aug 2013, May 2016, Apr 2020 Oct 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KansasFossilHunter Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Very cool! Great fossil fish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HamptonsDoc Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Congratulations! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Congratulations! Fantastic fossil fish! 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...
Ancient Bones Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Congratulations Rene ! Beautiful specimen! ' Keep calm and carry on fossiling ' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jcbshark Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Congrats, 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...
JohnBrewer Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Congratulations! John Map of UK fossil sites Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abyssunder Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 That's a beauty ! Congrats for the excellent find ! " 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...
old bones Posted August 6, 2016 Share Posted August 6, 2016 Congratulations, René ! What an awesome fossil fish! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
saysac Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Congratulations! What an amazing fossil! Sherry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted August 7, 2016 Share Posted August 7, 2016 Congratulations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Andy- Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 An incredible find! Gratz on the win! Looking forward to meeting my fellow Singaporean collectors! Do PM me if you are a Singaporean, or an overseas fossil-collector coming here for a holiday! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sylvestersen Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Thank you all for the kind words. I am very happy that you liked my fossil find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xiphactinus Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Super fish! Congrats!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FossilDudeCO Posted August 8, 2016 Share Posted August 8, 2016 Congrats on an amazing fish in a spectacular month of finds! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike from North Queensland Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Congratulations on your find Mike D'Arcy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fossilized6s Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Beautiful fish! Congrats. ~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...
ynot Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Congratulations on the find and the win! Tony Darwin said: " Man sprang from monkeys." Will Rogers said: " Some of them didn't spring far enough." My Fossil collection - My Mineral collection My favorite thread on TFF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troodon Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Congratulations absolutely stunning fish Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PFOOLEY Posted August 9, 2016 Share Posted August 9, 2016 Congratulations on your awesome fish! "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...
DE&i Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Congratulations. Regards.....D&E&i The only certainty with fossil hunting is the uncertainty. https://lnk.bio/Darren.Withers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Welsh Wizard Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 Well done. You had my vote. It's a corker. Nick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doushantuo Posted August 10, 2016 Share Posted August 10, 2016 (edited) Totally deserved,kudo's for that find.It's amazing Does anyone else think this not an adult fish,BTW?Large orbits and all that? Edited August 10, 2016 by doushantuo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coco Posted August 22, 2016 Share Posted August 22, 2016 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...
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