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Fossil Friday #27: Alethopteris serlii from the Mazon River

This is the “Fossil Friday” post #27.  Expect this to be a somewhat regular feature of the website.  We will post any fossil pictures you send in to esconi.info@gmail.com.  Please include a short description or story.  Check the #FossilFriday Twitter hash tag for contributions from around the world!


Maybe it’s the size or the 3 dimensional preservation, but this is at least the second Alethopteris serlii specimen that has made it onto Fossil Friday.   This awesome fossil was found by Brandon Bergsten at the I&M Canal Corridor Mazon River Fossil Trip back in August 2020.  It only took a few weeks of freeze/thaw to get this concretion open.  Congratulations, Brandon!

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