Tag: MazonCreek
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Got These Mazon Fossils? Please Bring to Paleo Meeting
Paleontology Study Group. 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 161. Topic: The Paleontology of Pets (Dogs, Cats, Guinea Pigs) by David Carlson, ESCONI member. Also, will be photographing Mazon Creek specimens. Looking for the following: Didontaogaster; tummy tooth worms, Paucijaculum; arrow worms, Eurypterids, Amynilyspes; pill millipedes, Etacystis; H, Shark poop: spiral poop, Dasyleptus;…
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Specimens Needed for Photography at April Paleo Meeting
We are going to begin photographing Mazon specimens again for the animal book at April Paleo Meeting. Here are the specimens that members can bring on April 16th: Didontogaster; tummy tooth worms Paucijaculum; arrow worms Eurypterids Amynilyspes; pill millipedes Etacystis; H Shark poop; spiral poop Dasyleptus; silverfish insect; Fish scales Esconicthys; fish Rhabdoderma especially with…
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Updated & New Field Trip Information
Friday, May 7 St.Paul Indiana Fossils. Free. Meet at 8:00 am Indiana time (7:00 am Chicago Time) Hard Hat required. An Estwing rock hammer is the best tool. Knee pads, backpacks, fanny packs are also a plus. Age limit in Indiana is 18 years. Check the web site for details or contact John Good at…
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Paleontology Meeting: Sat. Jan. 16th – Shrimp
Paleontology Study Group Meeting, Saturday, Jan 16th, 7:30 p.m. College of Dupage, Building K, Rm 131. Bring your Mazon Creek shrimp specimens to be photographed for possible inclusion in new reference book!
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Paleontology Meeting: Sat. 11/21 – Arthropods
Paleontology Meeting, 7:30 pm, College of Dupage, Building K – Rm 131, Devonian Period Paleontology. Bring your Mazon Creek arthropods, excluding shrimp and including insects and millipedes.
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Paleontology Meeting, Saturday 10/17, Mazon Creek Worms
Paleontology Meeting, Saturday, 10/17, 7:30 pm, Show and Tell and doing more photography for Mazon Creek Fauna book – Mazon Creek Worms. College of Dupage, Building K – Rm 131. Graphic: Illinois State Museum database.
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Collecting Mazon Creek Fossils Sat 9/26 & Sun 9/27, 2009
Collecting Mazon Creek Fossils Meet at 8:00 A.M. Saturday and or Sunday at the BP Amoco in Coal City. No Age Limit. Hard Hats not required. Boots are recommended. An Estwing rock hammer is the best tool. A small shovel or pick is helpful. Knee pads, backpacks, fanny packs, extra clothes (you will get wet…
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Paleontology Meeting, Sat, 9/19 – Mazon Creek Jellyfish
Paleontology Meeting, 7:30 pm, College of Dupage, Building K – Rm 131. On September 19th, the Paleo study group will begin examining Mazon jelly fish. So bring your Mazon Creek jellyfish – some may be photographed for the new book. Then, on October 17th, the Paleo study group will cover the worms. ESCONI is creating…
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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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Paleontology Meeting – Saturday 2/21 at 7:30 pm
Paleontology Meeting, 7:30 pm, College of Dupage, Building K – Rm 131. Chris Cozert will speak on Mazon Creek flora and fauna. Bring your Mazon Creek fossils!
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Andy Hay Memorial Scholarship
From the Northeastern Illinois University Newsletter for NEIU Donors February 2004 Friends and family of Andrew A. Hay, distinguished university fellow in the earth science department, recently established the Andrew A. Hay Memorial Scholarship fund. The earth science department will award the scholarship. It will be open to earth science majors who have a grade…
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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.…
