Tag: worm
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Fossil Friday #283: Fossundecima konecniorum
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #283. 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 Bluesky/Twitter hash tag for contributions from around the world! A nice predatory polychaete worm from Mazon Creek…
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Fossil Friday #263: Mazon Creek Worm Twofer
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #263. 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’s Fossil Friday is a…
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2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show – Preview #12!
This is the preview post #12 for the 2024 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2024 will be held on March 16th and 17th at the DuPage Fairgrounds in Wheaton, IL, which is the same location as last year. All details can be found here.…
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Fossil Friday #149: Rhaphidiophorus hystrix
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #149. 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 a gorgeous Mazon Creek worm…
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Fossil Friday #143: Astreptoscolex anasillosus
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #143. 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! Long time ESCONI members B. J. and…
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Mazon Monday #68: Dryptoscolex matthiesae
This is Mazon Monday post #68. What’s your favorite Mazon Creek fossil? Tell us at email:esconi.info@gmail.com. Dryptoscolex matthiesae is an annelid worm, which are part of class Polychaeta. It is known informally as the “Rat Worm”. Ida Thompson described D. matthiesae in 1979 in the paper “Errant polychaetes (Annelida) from the Pennsylvanian Essex Fauna of Northern…
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Fossil Friday #5: Esconites zelus
This is the “Fossil Friday” post #5. 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’s Fossil Friday, we have…
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Mazon Monday #6: Esconites zelus
This is Mazon Monday post #6. A fellow member sent me some pictures of some recently opened Esconites zelus. Got interested in where and when it was first described, here are some highlights. Esconites zelus, Species Spotlight Esconites Temporal range: Carboniferous Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Annelida Class: Polychaeta Order: Eunicida Family: Eunicidae Genus: †Esconites…
