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On 7/22/2018 at 4:39 PM, Foozil said:

Some awesome stuff this month! 

Here's my entry: 

Collected on the 17th of July 2018

Cowralepis mclachlani (a phyllolepid placoderm)

Middle Devonian 

Merriganowry Shale Member 

West of Cowra, NSW Australia

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Wow... :envy:

That is an amazing find! Definitely getting my vote. Was that found on a trip with the fossil club?

Posted
2 minutes ago, DanKurek said:

Wow... :envy:

That is an amazing find! Definitely getting my vote. Was that found on a trip with the fossil club?

Thanks Dan! This was just a side trip, not with the club :) 

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@Foozil

Thanks! Any chance you could PM me the locality? I would love to check the place out. But if it is a secret site then I understand :P

Posted
2 minutes ago, DanKurek said:

@Foozil

Thanks! Any chance you could PM me the locality? I would love to check the place out. But if it is a secret site then I understand :P

PM sent (in a sec)

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It's OK, we've rigged it so Dan's PMs go to all the forum members. You've just shared the location with 200 thousand of your closest friends, but we won't tell!

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Posted
On 7/22/2018 at 2:39 AM, Foozil said:

Cowralepis mclachlani (a phyllolepid placoderm)

:faint:

oh my! That’s an awesome specimen! Nice job:dinothumb:

 

Voting just doesn’t get easier does it?

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Happy hunting,

Mason

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1 hour ago, caldigger said:

It's OK, we've rigged it so Dan's PMs go to all the forum members. You've just shared the location with 200 thousand of your closest friends, but we won't tell!

Yay:yay-smiley-1:

:P

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Happy hunting,

Mason

Posted

Ok, now I'm REALLY glad I'm not looking for a vertebrate this month. I wouldn't stand a chance with this competition! :o

 

How will I ever choose?

Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such.

Posted
3 minutes ago, MeargleSchmeargl said:

Ok, now I'm REALLY glad I'm not looking for a vertebrate this month. I wouldn't stand a chance with this competition! :o

 

How will I ever choose?

I know you did not really mean your comment this way, but no-one should go looking for fossils with the intent of winning FOTM.  Everyone who enters is a winner, as they have found a fossil they think is special, and they will get to keep that fossil forever.  The FOTM contest is a fun way of showing off your best finds, and everybody gets to enjoy a museum cabinet full of great finds every month.  

 

Don

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Fabulous finds this month! Congrats to everyone :) It's gonna be a tough choice come beginning August..

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Opalised fossils are the best: a wonderful mix between paleontology and mineralogy!

 

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I found this on a guided walk through Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada. 22/7/18. 

The guide said it was one of the best that she has seen. The tip is incredible. I spotted it totally loose on the surface as i was walking along! 

 

As this is a UNESCO World Heritage Site, i handed it over to the park and it will be displayed by them either at the visitor centre or as part of the tours that they take people on. I left my details as well so that i'll still receive credit as the finder in their catalogue!

 

Found on 7/22/2018

Tyrannosaur tooth.

Gorgosaurus or Daspletosaurus.

Campanian (about 75 Ma).

Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta. 

 

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Posted

wow!  Well spotted! :yay-smiley-1:

 


 

Posted

Magnificent tooth @Paleoworld-101!

Happy hunting,

Mason

Posted

Nice find!

Should post this in "partners in paleontology" and collect Your badge.

 

 

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Enamel is rather well preserved, so are the carinae - and the apex is complete.. That's a wonderful tooth! Congrats for finding it! BTW, you just made my voting choice for VFOTM a little more challenging ;)

@ynot is right - it does count as a contribution to paleontology.

Congrats again :)

Opalised fossils are the best: a wonderful mix between paleontology and mineralogy!

 

Q. Where do dinosaurs study?

A. At Khaan Academy!...

 

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I'll admit that I was a bit troubled when I read the first line of your post stating where you had discovered this magnificent tooth. Then I read that you did the right thing and have not only the honor of finding a remarkable tooth but knowing that it will likely be displayed in the park with your name as the discoverer. Many a lesser man might have been tempted to let such an item slip into a pocket unnoticed. Glad that our membership thinks and acts differently.

 

:yay-smiley-1:

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

 

P.S.: You should post this to the contributions topic where we log all of the finds that have found their way into public collections:

http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php?/topic/46099-contributions-to-paleontology-the-gallery-post-your-donations-here/

 

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Posted
10 hours ago, Paleoworld-101 said:

I found this on a guided walk through Dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, Canada. 22/7/18. 

 

Tyrannosaur tooth.

Gorgosaurus or Daspletosaurus.

Campanian (about 75 Ma).

Dinosaur Park Formation, Alberta. 

Oh man ... I know what I'm voting for this month !

 

Cheers,

B

Posted

Everyone else pack up and go home, @Paleoworld-101 Nathan that is an exceptionally beautiful tooth well spotted mate.

I hope this is just one of many you find on your dig.

Posted

Ok this is my first submission for FotM so I hope this is correct format.  

 

We are visiting my mom in Port Elgin and we spent the day at the beach.  First rockbed we walked past, I found a piece of horn coral that has druzy inclusions.  We found a few more pieces after that.  If anyone can correct the info, I would greatly appreciate it. 

 

Date of discovery: July 25, 2018

Scientific or Common name: horn coral (sorry I don’t know scientific)

Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: unsure

State, Province, or Region found: South Hampton Beach, Ontario

 

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7 minutes ago, VTinNorthAB said:

Ok this is my first submission for FotM so I hope this is correct format.  

 

We are visiting my mom in Port Elgin and we spent the day at the beach.  First rockbed we walked past, I found a piece of horn coral that has druzy inclusions.  We found a few more pieces after that.  If anyone can correct the info, I would greatly appreciate it. 

 

Date of discovery: July 25, 2018

Scientific or Common name: horn coral (sorry I don’t know scientific)

Geologic Age or Geologic Formation: unsure

State, Province, or Region found: South Hampton Beach, Ontario

 

 

 

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Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such.

Posted
2 minutes ago, MeargleSchmeargl said:

Images didn't load in. 

Did I work?  I’m on limited wifi so not sure

Posted
3 minutes ago, VTinNorthAB said:

Did I work?  I’m on limited wifi so not sure

It's all good now. :D

Every single fossil you see is a miracle set in stone, and should be treated as such.

Posted
13 minutes ago, VTinNorthAB said:

Did I work?  I’m on limited wifi so not sure

I can see them. :) The entry format is good, although it looks like Albertans are running away with our corals. :D The area you collected from is typically upper Silurian, but there are also some Devonian deposits that get drifted. You're not that far from Kincardine... A really nice part of the world. Head down south a bit more to visit Bayfield, Ontario's "west coast" :D 

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Posted
16 hours ago, Brett Breakin' Rocks said:

I know what I'm voting for this month !

Your doing better then me! So many fossils, only one vote...

Happy hunting,

Mason

Posted

Xanthopsis dufouri

Found in april 2018

Prepared in july 2018

Eocene (lower lutetian)

Department of Landes, southwest France

 

 

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