This is the “Fossil Friday” post #111.  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!

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For this week’s Fossil Friday, we have an absolutely stunning Rhabdoderma exiguum from Pit 11.  That’s a coelacanth.  This gorgeous specimen was found by ESCONI member Jake Fill earlier this spring.  If you’ve been following him on the Facebook Mazon Creek / Carboniferous forums, you know that he has had some extraordinary discoveries already this year.  His finds include three very sweet shark egg cases, a nice shrimp, and this amazing fish!  Did I mention we aren’t even halfway through the year!

Congratulations, Jake!  Thanks for sharing these photos of a truly amazing fossil!