The Mazon Creek Open House is October 15th, 2022 from 9:00 AM to 4:00 PM at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, IL.

The Mazon Creek Open House is returning for 2022!  If you’ve been a Mazon Creek collector (or even just a passing fan), you may have heard of the Mazon Creek Open House.  It was an annual affair, usually held in October at places as varied as the Burpee Museum, the Lizzadro Museum, and even the Elgin Public Library.  There were quite a few events in the 1990’s and early 2000’s up until the last one in 2007.  For much of that time, it was hosted by the Mazon Creek Project of Northeastern Illinois University with ESCONI providing essential support.  

There will be four speakers this year.  We’ll post the topic of their talks soon.  All have done interesting research and written paper about Mazon Creek’s plants, animals, and even the whole ecosystem.

• Dr. Victoria McCoy – University of Wisconsin Milwaukee
• Dr. Roy Plotnick – University of Illinois Chicago
• Dr. Jason Pardo – Field Museum
• Scott Elrick – Illinois State Geological Survey

Admission is free and lectures will be available via zoom.  Note: the parking fee will be waived if you say “Mazon Creek”.

 

E S C O N I

Mazon Creek Open House

October 15, 2022

A 1-day conference devoted to Mazon Creek and related topics

Displays of Mazon Creek fossils

Mazon Creek fossil identification

Mazon Creek books for sale

Speakers:

Dr. Victoria McCoy – University of Wisconsin Milwaukee

Dr. Roy Plotnick – University of Illinois Chicago

Dr. Jason Pardo – Field Museum

Scott Elrick – Illinois State Geological Survey

Public invited – Admission is free

Held in-person in the Visitors Center Theater

Cantigny Park

Winfield Rd just south of Roosevelt (Rt. 38)

Wheaton, Illinois

9 AM to 4 PM

Also online via Zoom

For more information and the schedule see:

http://www.esconi.org

Schedule

Displays, fossil identification, and book sales – all day

• 9:00 AM – Doors open
• 10 AM to 10:45 AM – Dr. Victoria McCoy “The Tully Monster: Identity, Morphology, and Ecology”
• 11 AM to 11:45 AM – Dr. Roy Plotnick “The Mazon Creek Cnidarian Essexella: The World Turned Upside Down”
• 11:45 AM to 1:15 PM Lunch Break
• 1:15 PM to 2:00 PM – Dr. Jason Pardo “Insights into Early Tetrapod Embryology from Mazon Creek”
• 2:15 PM to 3:00 PM – Scott Elrick, ISGS “Snapshot in time – Geologic Secrets of the Springfield Coal Fossilized Forests”
• 4:00 PM – Close

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