Month: September 2014
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ESCONI Events October, 2014
Oct 3rd, 2014 ESCONI Field Trip: St. Paul Quarry, To sign up, contact John at Fossilnautiloid@aol.com. You may also sign up at the September General and Paleo meetings. Fri, Oct 10, 2014 ESCONI General Meeting 8:00 p.m. College of Dupage, – Tech Ed (TEC) Building, Room 1038B (Map) Topic: Chris Widga, Assistant Curator of Geology, Illinois State Museum,…
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A Mosasaur With a Few Clues
Mosasaurs have long been determined to be apex predators in the Cretateous oceans. But still, there has been questions as to what they ate. But now, from a mosasaur fossil found in 2008 in Alberta, Canada’s Korite International Ammolite Mine, there are some tantalizing clues. It is summarized nicely by Brian Switek in he Phenomena…
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Mick Jagger is Namesake for Extinct Pig
The name of the extinct mammal is Jaggermeryx naida, or Jagger’s water nymph. It was sort of a mix between a slender hippo and a long legged pig. It lived about 19 million years ago in Egypt. After scientists studied the bone structure of the skull, it was determined to have a large tongue and…
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ESCONI Field Trip: Oct 3rd, 2014, St. Paul Quarry
ESCONI Field Trip to St. Paul quarry in St. Paul, IN. We will meet at the quarry office between 7:45 AM and 8:00 AM Eastern Time to sign waivers and receive instructions. As always, the trip is tentative based on quarry activity. Map Trip rules: To sign up, contact John at Fossilnautiloid@aol.com. You may also…
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Braceville, IL Field Trip – September 27th and 28th, 2014
Meet at 8:00 A.M. Saturday at the BP Amoco in Coal City. No Age Limit. Hard Hats not required. Take I-55 to Exit 236 (Coal City). Take a right onto Highway 113 (Division Street). Go west to Broadway Street and Division in Coal City. We will be collecting Mazon Creek concretions from an old spoil…
