Tag: fern
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Fossil Friday #201: Crenulopteris acadica
This is Mazon Monday post #201. What’s your favorite Mazon Creek fossil? Tell us at email:esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! We have a nice Crenulopteris acadica (see Mazon Monday #115) for today’s Fossil Friday. Sometimes, they don’t come out of the freeze/thaw in one piece. Unfortunately, this one needed a little repair. It’s not as obvious from the fossil…
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2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #1!
This is the preview post #1 for the 2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2024 will be held on March 16th and 17th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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Fossil Friday #162: J.C. Carr Mazon Creek Fern
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #162. 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! For this week, we have a fossil…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #22!
This is the preview post #22 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #20!
This is the preview post #20 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #15!
This is the preview post #15 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #10!
This is the preview post #10 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #9!
This is the preview post #9 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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ESCONI Paleontology Meeting Saturday, February 18th, 2023 at 7:30 PM Hybrid – “Mazon Creek”
The February Paleontology Study Group Meeting is tonight… Saturday, February 18th, 2023 at 7:30 PM. It’s a hybrid meeting, Zoom details are below. If you’d like to come out to the College of DuPage, please bring some of you favorite specimens. Also, bring anything you’d like to have identified. ESCONI President Keith Robitschek is going…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #4!
This is the preview post #4 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #1!
This is the preview post #1 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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Fossil Friday #139: Lobatopteris tenuinervis from Danville
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #139. 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! ESCONI member Phil Anderson sent us a…
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2021 ESCONI Fall Sale October 16th, 2021 – Preview #1, Mazon Creek Petrified Wood From Pit 1
This is the preview post #1 for the 2021 ESCONI Fall Sale Live Auction. The sale is on October 16th, 2021 at the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL. All details can be found here. This is an absolutely stunning piece of petrified wood in the form of a branch. It’s a Mazon Creek fossil…
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Fossil Friday #36: Diplazites unita
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #36. 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! Today, we have more Mazon Creek plants. …
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Throwback Thursday #29: Best Fossil 2015
For a few years, the Paleontology Study Group held a Best Fossil contest for National Fossil Day. The first one was back in 2015. We had some awesome specimens. Here are some photo highlights from that day.
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2020 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 21st and March 22nd – Preview #6, Macroneuropteris scheuchzeri
This is the preview post #6 for the 2020 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show. The show is on March 21st and March 22nd, 2020. Show details can be found here. This one is a beautiful specimen of Macroneuropteris scheuchzeri. There is quite a but of detail. We have a bunch of Mazon plants this year. …
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2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th – Preview #15, Macroneuropteris (Mazon Creek)
Tomorrow is the 2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show! Here are a few more pictures of live auction material Macroneuropteris scheuchzeri (Mazon Creek)
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2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th – Preview #13, Laveineopteris rarinervis (Mazon Creek Fern)
Another preview of material for the live auction at the 2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show… Laveineopteris rarinervis (Mazon Creek Fern)
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2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th – Preview #12, Neuropteris vermicularis (Mazon Creek Fern)
Another preview of material for the live auction at the 2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show… Neuropteris vermicularis (Mazon Creek Fern)
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2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th – Preview #11, Alethopteris serlii (Mazon Creek Fern)
Another preview of material for the live auction at the 2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show… Alethopteris serlii (Mazon Creek Fern)
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2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th – Preview #9, Laveineopteris rarinervis (Mazon Creek Fern)
Another preview of material for the live auction at the 2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show… Laveineopteris rarinervis from the Mazon Creek biota.
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2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th – Preview #7, Alethopteris (Mazon Creek Fern)
Another preview of material for the live auction at the 2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show… Alethopteris sullivanti from the Mazon Creek biota.
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2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th – Preview #6, Crenulopteris (Mazon Creek Fern)
Another preview of material for the live auction at the 2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show… Crenulopteris acadica from the Mazon Creek biota.
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2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show March 23th and March 24th – Preview #2, Mazon Creek Plant
Another preview of material for the live auction at the 2019 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show. This very nice Crenulopteris subcrenulata will be offered up for auction.
