Tag: Rob Sula
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Mazon Monday #263: Dinner With Dr. Frederick Schram in August, 2011
This is Mazon Monday post #263. What’s your favorite Mazon Creek fossil? Tell us at email:esconi.info@gmail.com. Mary Fairchild did an excellent report about her dinner with Dr. Frederick Schram in August, 2011. There is much to enjoy in the report, including facts about early Mazon Creek research, the people that did research, and the collectors…
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Mazon Monday #227: Ode to a Blob
This is Mazon Monday post #227. What’s your favorite Mazon Creek fossil? Tell us at email:esconi.info@gmail.com. The poem below is about Essexella asherae, the iconic Mazon Creek cnidarian (see Mazon Monday #14). E. Asherae was named for Helen Asher (see Fossil Friday #158) by Merrill W. Foster in 1979 in “Soft-bodied coelenterates in the Pennsylvanian…
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Mazon Monday #224: Holmacanthus keithi
This is Mazon Monday post #224. What’s your favorite Mazon Creek fossil? Tell us at email:esconi.info@gmail.com. In keeping with Shark Week on the Discovery Channel, we have a Mazon Creek shark… Holmacanthus keithi for this week’s Mazon Monday. Holmacanthus keithi was named for Keith Holm, who found the holotype in Pit 11 in the early…
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Throwback Thursday #217: Looking Back at ESCONI for June 2024
This is Throwback Thursday #217. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! 25 Years Ago – June 1999 50 Years Ago – June 1974 70 Years Ago – June 1954
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Throwback Thursday #191: Looking Back At ESCONI for December 2023
This is Throwback Thursday #191. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! 25 Years Ago – December 1998 50 Years Ago – December 1973 70 Years Ago – December 1953
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Fossil Friday #188: Essexella asherae
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #188. 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! In the marine areas of the Mazon…
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Tanis: Fossil of dinosaur killed in asteroid strike found, scientists claim
Artwork: The thinking is that a water surge buried all the creatures at Tanis The BBC has an article about a fossil site that preserves a snapshot of what may have been the last day of the non-avian dinosaurs. Nicknamed Tanis and located in North Dakota, the site has fossils of exquisite detail that are…
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Throwback Thursday #49: 2011 Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show
This is Throwback Thursday #49. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! It’s March and March is usually time for the ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show. We unfortunately had…
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Throwback Thursday #17: Patches, Emblems, and Logos
This is Throwback Thursday #17. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc …), please send them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! Here are some ESCONI patches and logos through the years. The first few date to the 1960s. This…
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Mazon Monday #14: Essexella asherae
This is Mazon Monday post #14. Essexella asharae is the most common animal fossil you will find in the Mazon Creek biota. In the Essex biota, it has been estimated to be over 40% of finds. Specimens come in many forms with varied preservation. While there was a recent paper about whether it is a…
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The Forgotten Paleontologist: A Commentary by Keith Robitschek
The discovery: Paleontological events are based on theory and evidence is required to prove that an event actually occurred. Today, the event that occurred sixty-six million years ago at the Yucatan peninsula has been proven through scientific research based on core samples at the impact site and iridium analyses in the K-Pg boundary that was…
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ESCONI Flashback Friday #5: Dinner With Dr. Frederick Schram in August, 2011
As part of the run up to ESCONI’s 70th Anniversary. Here is Flashback Friday post #4. If you have pictures or stories to contribute, please send them over to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! Mary Fairchild did an excellent report about her dinner with Dr. Frederick Schram in August, 2011. There is much to enjoy in the report,…
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Roy Plotnick: High impact paleontology
Roy Plotnick has another interesting article on Medium. In this one, he discusses the recent New Yorker article about “Tanis” site in the Hell Creek Formation. There is a good summary of the backstory of the actual discovery of the site. It was found by an old ESCONI member Rob Sula! Also mentioned are Paleo…
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Garage Sale – Rob Sula – Saturday, April 16th, 9:00 am – 5:00 pm
1-Day Only Garage Sale including fossils, vintage furniture, WWII relics, household items, dinosaur bone chunks, knickknacks and more. Address: Molitor Road and Gary Avenue Aurora, IL 60505
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Pictures From Rob Sula’s Presentation at the May 2015 General Meeting
Here are some pictures from Rob Sula’s great presentation at the May 2015 General Meeting.
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May General Meeting: Rob Sula, The Hell Creek Formation: The Twilight of Non-Avian Dinosaurs
The Hell Creek Formation: The Twilight of Non-Avian Dinosaurs Take a trip 66 million years back in time and explore the late Cretaceous Hell Creek formation with Rob Sula. We’ll explore interpretations of fossils of Triceratops, Edmontosaurus and, of course, the legendary Tyrannosaurus rex. We’ll also examine some of the more obscure flora and…
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The Lizzadro Museum has “Dinosaurs at the Museum” on Saturday, January 24th
Rob Sula will be speaking at the Lizzadro Museum this Saturday, January 24th, 2015. His talk is titled "Form Follows Function: Interpreting Dinosaurs Through Their Anatomy". With many years of field experience, Rob is a very interesting speaker! Dinosaurs have captured our collective imagination since Sir Richard Owen first described them in 1842. Their great…
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Last Week for Rob Sula’s Exhibit: Dinosaurs: The Art & Science of Paleontology
Dinosaurs: The Art and Science of Paleontology" exhibit running through May 3 at the Aurora Public Art Commission's third floor gallery at the David L. Pierce Art and History Center in Aurora. The gallery hours are Wed. thru Friday 12 – 4. This is a enjoyable and interesting exhibit, so be sure to check it…
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News on ESCONI Member, Rob Sula’s Exhibit
Via Daily Herald: Mr. Nixon, the plaster cast skull of a triceratops, greets visitors to the "Dinosaurs: The Art and Science of Paleontology" exhibit running through May 3 at the Aurora Public Art Commission's third floor gallery at the David L. Pierce Art and History Center in Aurora. The prehistoric dinosaur isn't named after the…
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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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Just Announced: Art Exhibit – The Art and Science of Paleontology
Rob Sula,(who is also the ESCONI Vice President) is having an art show, Dinosaurs: The Art and Science of Paleontology, from February 22 to May 3 with the Aurora Public Art Commission, 20 East Downer Place, Aurora, Illinois 60506, Phone: (630) 256-3340, Fax: (630) 256-3349, Gallery Hours: Wednesday – Friday, Noon – 4 p.m. The…
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COD Mazon Creek Class Saturday, April 28
Fossil Dig (Grades 6-12 and youthful adults!), Continuing Ed. College of Dupage class. Experience the excitement and adventure in fossil hunting at Mazon Creek, Coal City,Illinois. Paleontologist Rob Sula discussesthe importance of fossils, as well as the types of fossils you might find, collect and take home from the site. Saturday, April 28, 9 a.m.-2:50…
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Interview With Rob Sula on Paleo Artwork for Lizzadro Museum
Rob Sula wears many hats – paleontologist, teacher and artist (and ESCONI Vice President). I recently caught up with him to talk about his latest art installation at the Lizzadro Museum. Dianna Lord: How did your project get started? Rob Sula: In September I was approached by Dorothy Asher, the Director of the Lizzadro Museum…
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Mazon Creek Fossils: Dinner With Dr. Frederick R. Schram by Mary Fairchild
Rob Sula, Dr. Frederick R. Schram, Jack Wittry, Jim Fairchild.–August, 2011. The Mazon Creek site is very significant because of the diversity of life compared to other Lagerstatten. Frederick R. Schram (2) In August, ESCONI members Rob and Sondra Sula, Jack and Charlene Wittry, and Jim and I met with Dr. Frederick Schram at the Two Brothers…
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Sign Up Today for Field Museum Tour
2 students shy of having enough to run class…. if you want to go, please register today! Friday, Sept 2 – Behind the Scenes Tour of Field Museum. 9:30 am to 2:30 pm. $74, includes entry to museum, class code – YEMS-0010-010. All ages. Sign up through College of Dupage’s web site or call Georgia…
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Dinosaur Bone Hunting: Excavating Fossils With Paleo Prospectors
By Mary Fairchild (2011, private ranch near New Castle, Wyoming.) To collect, conserve, curate and display extraordinary geological and natural history specimens that have the power to educate, enlighten, and excite people about the wonders of the natural world.–The Black Hills Museum of Natural History’s mission statement When dinosaurs walked the earth, a vast inland…
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Field Museum Behind The Scenes Tour with Rob Sula
Rob Sula, our ESCONI Vice President, writes: Due to space, class size is limited so please contact Georgia Madden to sign up. You can call her at (630) 942-2063 or e-mail her at madden@cod.edu. Please do not contact me directly as I am leaving for my field season tomorrow morning and I won’t be back…
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February 12th ESCONI Field Trip Announced, 2011
Our own Rob Sula will lead a tour and discussion of the Dinosaur and Dinosaur Eggs exhibit at the Aurora SciTech Hands on Museum on Saturday, February 12 at 2:00 pm. All ages welcome. $8 per person museum admission fee. The museum’s address is 18 W. Benton Street, Aurora, IL. Click here for a map.…
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Lecture on Hell Creek by Rob Sula – 9/18/2010 – 2:00 pm, Lizzadro Museum
One of our members, Rob Sula, will be giving a lecture about“The Dinosaurs of the Hell Creek: A Biological Arms Race” at Lizzadro Museum on Saturday, September 18th, at 2:00 p.m. Ages 8 yrs. and up – 60 minutes Regular Museum Admission, Museum Members Free. Description of lecture …. “Take a trip 66 million years…
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Past Field Trips
As we move content to the new web site, we wanted to keep the information about past field trips. We look forward to more field trips like these:
