Tag: Jack Wittry
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Mazon Monday #260: Mazon Creek and the Field Museum in the News!
This is Mazon Monday post #260. What’s your favorite Mazon Creek fossil? Tell us at email:esconi.info@gmail.com. Sorry for the delay today. Typepad was having technical difficulties. WBEZ had a recent story about Mazon Creek fossils. Some of our favorite scientists at the Field Museum were mentioned in the article. Inside the fossil hunt: Digging for…
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Mazon Monday #110: Trip Report: Danville Shale Pile April 23rd, 2022
This is Mazon Monday post #110. What’s your favorite Mazon Creek fossil? Tell us at email:esconi.info@gmail.com. Back on April 23rd, 2022, ESCONI held our 4th field trip to a shale pile just outside of Danville, IL. The trip was a huge success, although a little hot at nearly 87 degrees. We were honored by the…
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ESCONI Member Jack Wittry Wins 2015 Strimple Award
ESCONI Member Jack Wittry (Field Associate, The Field Museum) has won the 2015 Strimple Award from The Paleontological Society. Jack has been an ESCONI member for many years. Among his many contributions are two important books that describe the Mazon Creek fossil flora and fauna. Congratulations Jack! The Harrel S. Strimple Award recognizes outstanding achievement in paleontology by…
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Two Author Signings at ESCONI Gem, Mineral and Fossil Show
A special attraction has been added to this year’s show – our very own ESCONI members Jack Wittry and Rob Sula each were both involved in book releases in the last year and they have agreed to be available for book signings at the show. Jack Wittry, Northeast University Research Fellow and author of “The…
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Presentation by Jack Wittry
Thanks to Andy Jansen for putting Jack’s slides from his talk last week into a file format that could be easily downloaded. Click here to download (.pdf) (only 5 MB). This document will also be kept on the Mazon Creek Reference page.
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General Meeting – Book Signing Too – This Friday 9/11
Just found out that Jack Wittry will be available before and after his presentation to sign his book, The Mazon Creek Fossil Flora. The book will be on sale for $65 hard cover, $35 soft cover at the General Meeting on Friday, September 11 at College of Dupage, Building K, Room 131, at 8:00 pm.…
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General Meeting: Friday, Sept. 11, Jack Wittry speaker
Time to mark your calendars…. the next ESCONI general meeting will be Friday, September 11 at 8:00 pm, College of Dupage, Building K, Room #131. Jack Wittry will speak on, “Antediluvian Phytology Illustrated by a Collection of the Fossil Remains of Plants Peculiar to the Coal Formation of Mazon Creek.”
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Mazon Creek Fossil Flora Book For Sale
The Mazon Creek Fossil Flora by Jack Wittry You can purchase copies on ebay, Amazon or at most club functions like meetings and some field trips. These will be available at the ESCONI General and Paleontology meetings. Questions? Feel free to call Andrew Jansen at (630) 739-7721 or e-mail at esconibooks@aol.com. Dealer inquiries are welcome.…
