Well, that sure went by fast! We put in quite a bit of work to get ready and then it was over in a flash. The results and photos are still coming in, so we’ll do the recap in a few posts. We hope you made it to the show and also had a great time.

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Displays

Paul Mayer, Invertebrate Collection Manager at the Field Museum, had a nice trilobite display.

The Lizzadro Museum brought in part of Sylvia Josefek “Rock Cafe” display. Sylvia and her husband Paul were very active in ESCONI during 1980s and 1990s. She created and later donated this “Rock Cafe” display to the Lizzadro Museum in Oak Brook, IL. (see Throwback Thursday #287)

Burpee Museum brought in a cast of Jane’s skull. Jane is a Nanotyrannus lethaeus on display at the Burpee.

Jack Wittry brought a display of shark teeth. Look at those amazing Megalodon and Edestus teeth!

Irene Broede also brought in shark teeth.

Larry Bertsch brought in minerals of Missouri.

And, minerals of Michigan’s Iron Range.

Jeremy Zimmerman had interesting Native American artifacts.

Alan Keith brought in Mazon Creek fossils and fossils from Oklahoma that date to roughly the same time period.

Finn Lutz’s display board was there. The board is a recreation of an old display that showed fossils collected on ESCONI field trips. (See the Junior Study Group Report for February 2026)

The Fluorescent Minerals display was provided by J.C. and Donna Moore of Geodelands Earth Science Clubs, Inc.

Demonstrators

Arjan Mann’s lab at the Field Museum was there with some interesting 3-d printed models of Amphibamus, Tyrannoroter, and gorgons. There was also a life-like gorgon that just might to give you nightmares!

Keith Robitschek was there preparing Green River fish.

Seth Jones was there with a very nice 3-D printed model of a Velociraptor.

As always, Don Cronauer was there making beautiful jewelry.