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Winner of the December 2018 Invertebrate/Plant Fossil Of The Month

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The winner of the December 2018 IPFOTM goes to... Eurypterus remipes eurypterid - Fiddlers Green Formation, Phelps Member, Upper Silurian (~410 mya) - Ilion (Herkimer County), NY.

Congrats to @Al Tahan!

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Manticocerasman Regular Member

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congrats with this wonderful fossil.:yay-smiley-1:

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growing old is mandatory but growing up is optional.

 

ynot Regular Member

ynot

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Congratulations on the win and the fantastic find!

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Mike from North Queensland Regular Member

Mike from North Queensland

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Congratulations on your wonderful find and win

 

Mike

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Ludwigia Regular Member

Ludwigia

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Congrats!

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Greetings from the Lake of Constance. Roger

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Tidgy's Dad Regular Member

Tidgy's Dad

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Well deserved win as that is a very special find! :)

Congratulations! 

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Life's Good!

Tortoise Friend.

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FossilsAnonymous Regular Member

FossilsAnonymous

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Congratulations! What a nice find. It is pristine!

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On The Hunt For The Trophy Otodus!

 

Coco Regular Member

Coco

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Congrats Al Tahan ! Marvelous fossil !

 

Coco

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OUTIL POUR MESURER VOS FOSSILES : ici

Paréidolie : [url=https://www.thefossilforum.com/topic/144611-pareidolia-explanations-and-examples/#comment-1520032]here[/url]

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...

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Miocene_Mason Regular Member

Miocene_Mason

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Amazing find!!! Congratulations on the epic fossil and the win!

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Happy hunting,

Mason

caldigger Regular Member

caldigger

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What, that old thing?!

Its a real outstanding specimen. You can walk proud having obtained that one. :D

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RJB Regular Member

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Congrats.  I knew this fossil would win. 

 

RB

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masonboro37 Regular Member

masonboro37

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Congrats! Awesome critter!

 

Libby

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Process of identification "mistakes create wisdom".

Fossildude19 Regular Member

Fossildude19

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Congratulations, Al!  :fistbump:

Well deserved win!

That is a beauty. :wub:  

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    Tim    -  VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER

 

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Jeffrey P Regular Member

Jeffrey P

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Congratulations Al on a big win and an exceptional specimen.

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digit Regular Member

digit

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An exceptional specimen that will serve to remind you of the rush of excitement at the moment you split that rock and saw that pop out. Congrats!

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

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jcbshark Regular Member

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Stunning piece for sure, they don't come much better! Congrats:yay-smiley-1:

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Every once in a great while it's not just a big rock down there!

facehugger Regular Member

facehugger

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Congrats on the win and the stunning find!

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FossilDAWG Regular Member

FossilDAWG

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An amazing specimen, well deserving of the FOTM crown.

 

Don

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ricardo Regular Member

ricardo

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It is an exceptional specimen. Congratulations!

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abyssunder Regular Member

abyssunder

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That's a unique find. Congratulations! :dinothumb:

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" 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. "

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Monica Regular Member

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Congratulations, Al, on both the win and finding that exquisite fossil!!! :wub::drool::envy:

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old bones Regular Member

old bones

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Congratulations on the fantastic find! Looks like it just got mud covered!  Wonderful preservation .

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Max-fossils Regular Member

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Congrats on this well-deserved win and fabulous fossil!

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Max Derème

 

"I feel an echo of the lightning each time I find a fossil. [...] That is why I am a hunter: to feel that bolt of lightning every day."

   - Mary Anning >< Remarkable Creatures, Tracy Chevalier

 

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Al Tahan Regular Member

Al Tahan

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Thanks everyone :wub: It May be some time before I find another FOTM so this is sweet. Glad to have had a little luck on my side that day lol. :D

 

 

Ancient Bones Regular Member

Ancient Bones

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Congratulations,  beautiful little specimen !

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' Keep calm and carry on fossiling '

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