Tag: paleotology
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ESCONI Field Trip to Danville Shale Pile Fossils – Saturday, September 28th, 2024
This trip is full, but we are accepting names for the waiting list. Danville Field Trip Rules for Sept 28th, 2024 An ESCONI field trip to the Danville IL Shale Pile for Pennsylvanian fossils is scheduled for Sept 28, 2024 starting at 10 AM. This is on private property and there is an attendance limit of…
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Human-size ammonites swam the Atlantic Ocean 80 million years ago
LiveScience has a story about some truly large ammonites. About 80 million years ago during the Cretaceous Period, six foot ammonites lived in the Atlantic Ocean. A new study published in the journal PLOS One looked at the evolutionary history of these massive cephalopods. They looked at 154 specimens (!), including 100 newly found specimens…
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National Fossil Day 2015: ESCONI Best Fossil Competition on Saturday, October 17th
At the Paleontology Study Group Meeting on October 17th, 2015, ESCONI will hold our first ever Best Fossil Competition. Come on out for a night of fossils! There were be many local experts to help identify what you’ve brought and then enter it in the Best Fossil Competition. Here are the ESCONI Best Fossil Rules for…
