Fossil of the Week 2020

Fossil of the week championship playoffs. For @UoM_EES 1st year students, but everyone is welcome to join in and VOTE. Run by @Sansom_Rob

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

What is the best fossil of ALL (geological) TIME? Fossil of the week playoffs are BACK for 2020. Through a series of weekly votes for the geological important league and evolutionary interesting league, the ultimate and definitive winner be crowned on Dec 16th.

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

Tiktaalik’s displacement of foraminifera as ultimate fossil champion is surely a welcome birthday present for @NeilShubin

[Neil Shubin @NeilShubin]

Thank you!! It’s my 60th today. After 2020, I don’t feel a day over 97!

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

Fossil of the week is happy to announce our grand champion for 2020: Tiktaalik!
A 50:50 split for public vote against trilobites was resolved by class vote pipping the win for the wondrous stem tetrapod. Congrats all participants!

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

Palaeozoic crawly bois versus Memeable land crawler

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

Its the GRAND FINAL!
Who will be crowned best fossils of all time? Decision Time!
The champion of the geological important league, TRILOBITES, faces the champion of the evolutionary interesting league, TIKTAALIK.

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

We can now name our official winners of each league:
TRILOBITES are crowned geo league champion beating ammonites ~65% of combined vote
TIKTAALIK is crowned evol league champion beating Gorgosaurus ~61%
Well done to these Palaeozoic winners!

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

It's semi-finals time! Only the heavy hitters are left. Time to crown geo league champions AMMONOIDS vs TRILOBITES, and evo league TIKTAALIK vs GORGOSAURUS. Vote now!

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

Terrific Tyrannosaurid versus Memeable Land Crawler

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

It's semi-finals time! Only the heavy hitters are left. Time to crown geo league champions AMMONOIDS vs TRILOBITES, and evo league TIKTAALIK vs GORGOSAURUS. Vote now!

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

Marine Worlies versus Palaeozoic Crawly Bois

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Terrific Tyrannosaurid versus Walking Whale

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

In the last playoff before the semis, ocean going AMMONOIDS and FORAMS battle in the geo league, whilst vertebrates GORGOSAURUS and AMBULOCETUS are locked in a battle to the death in the evo league. Vote now!

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

Marine Whorlies versus Marine Testies

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

Warning! Given that Foraminifera are incumbents from 2019 and are seemingly backed by a massive "big foram" online lobby, they will be placed in an electoral college with votes from class

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

For playoff 5, its micro-madness and mammal-mashup. Incumbents FORAMINIFERA are challenged by newcomer PHYTOLITHS in the geo league, whilst AMBULOCETUS faces AUSTRALOPITHECUS for Cenozoic supremacy in the evol league. Vote now!

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

Testy Marvels versus Grassy Micros

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

The combined results are in: Plants have been absolutely DEMOLISHED by animals. Ammonites defeat Lycophyes with 78%, whilst Gorgosaurus defeats Archaefructus with 71%. Both are now through to the next round

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

For playoff 4, its a plants versus animals in a double throw down.
Two giants LYCOPHYTES and AMMONITES face off in the geo league, whilst newcomers GORGOSAURUS and ARCHAEFRUCTUS enter the Mesozoic melee in the evolution league. Vote now!

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

Terrific Tyrannosaurid versus Amazing Angiosperm

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

For playoff 4, its a plants versus animals in a double throw down.
Two giants LYCOPHYTES and AMMONITES face off in the geo league, whilst newcomers GORGOSAURUS and ARCHAEFRUCTUS enter the Mesozoic melee in the evolution league. Vote now!

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

Marine Whorlies versus Mossy Monsters

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

Stories of missing ballots are without substance. Consider this vote CERTIFIED.

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

The results are IN:
Trilobites trounce corals with 70% of combined vote
However, v close for Tiktaalik vs Hallucigenia. Class went one way, twitter the other, but there were only three votes in the combined votes, so Tiktaalik goes through as Palaeozoic champion with 51.6%

[Fossil of the Week 2020 @FossiloftheWeek]

For playoff 3, who will be crowned champions of the Palaeozoic? Heavyweight TRILOBITES and CORALS face off in the geo league, whilst newcomer HALLUCIGENIA challenges stalwart TIKTAALIK in the evol league. Vote now!