Tag: FossilFriday
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Fossil Friday #75: Mazon Creek Eurypterid
We have a repeat contributor this week and this specimen is another rare Mazon Creek animal. Commonly known as sea scorpions, when you think of eurypterids, you probably think of the giants of the Silurian and Devonian periods, which are typically found in and around western New York and Ontario. But, Mazon Creek had a…
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Fossil Friday #74: Belotelson magister
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #74. 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 both a nice fossil…
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Fossil Friday #72: Galena Fossils
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #72. 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! We are stepping away from Mazon Creek…
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Fossil Friday #71: Arthrolycosa danielsi
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #71. 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 many collectors, spiders represent the pinnacle…
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Fossil Friday #70: Mariopteris
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #70. 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! This week, we have a very nice…
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Fossil Friday #69: Mazon Creek Spider!
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #69. 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 many fossil collectors, Tully Monsters…
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Fossil Friday #68: Multi Essexella asherae
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #68. 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! Being soft bodied makes jellyfish extremely rare…
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Fossil Friday #67: Esconichthys apopyris
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #67. 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! Back to Mazon Creek for this weeks…
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Fossil Friday #66: Galena Cephalopods
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #66. 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 Paleontology Study Leader John Cataloni sent…
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Fossil Friday #65: Waldron Shale Echinoderms
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #65. 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! This Friday we have some beautiful echinoderms…
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Fossil Friday #64: Cyclopteris orbicularis
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #64. 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 a nice Cyclopteris orbicularis…
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Fossil Friday #63: Paleocaris typus
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #63. 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! Back in Mazon Monday #65, we highlighted…
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Fossil Friday #62: Trigonocarpus sp. – A Seed from Mazon Creek
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #62. 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! This week we have a very special…
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Fossil Friday #61: Calamostachys sp. from the Danville Spoil Pile
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #61. 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! The field trip to the Danville area…
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Fossil Friday #60: Calymene celebra
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #60. 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! This week, we have a trilobite for…
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Fossil Friday #59: Neuropteris inflata
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #59. 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! Another Chowder Flatts fossil is our feature…
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Fossil Friday #58: Clam Clam from Chowder Flatts
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #58. 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! Clowder Flatts was a Mazon Creek fossil…
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Fossil Friday #57: Cyperites bicarinatus
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #57. 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 few…
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Fossil Friday #56: Braceville Mazon Creek Fossils
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #56. 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! This weekend, May 15th and 16th, 2021,…
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Fossil Friday #55: Cyclopteris trichomanoides
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #55. 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 visit another Mazon Creek plant…
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Fossil Friday #54: Assortment of Mississippian Fossils – Anna, IL
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #54. 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! —————————————————– This week we have some fossils…
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Fossil Friday #53: Kankakeea grundyi
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #53. 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! A Mazon Creek fossil from Pit 11…
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Fossil Friday #52: Fossil Wood
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #52. 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! Fossil wood can be very different from…
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Fossil Friday #51: Clam-clam
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #51. 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 a couple specimens of…
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Fossil Friday #50: Diplazites unita
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #50. 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 a real treat. It…
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Fossil Friday #49: Insects from the Eocene, Green River Formation, Colorado
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #49. 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’s interesting contribution comes from ESCONI 1st…
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Fossil Friday #48: Neuropteris jacksonii
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #48. 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 rare…
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Fossil Friday #47: Roachoid!
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #47. 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! —————————————————– Okay, don’t get put off from…
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Fossil Friday #46: Elonichthys peltigerus
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #46. 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! This week, we have an absolutely stunning…
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Fossil Friday #45: Eutrephoceras
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #45. 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! We have another mollusk this week. This…
