This is the "Fossil Friday" post #100. Expect this to be a somewhat regular feature of the website. We will post any fossil pictures you send in to [email protected]. Please include a short description or story. Check the #FossilFriday Twitter hash tag for contributions from around the world!
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Wow, 100 posts... we are no over 100 for Mazon Monday, Throwback Thursday, and Fossil Friday. Please send us fossils for Fossil Friday!
A 300 million year old fossil fern from Pottsville Formation in Alabama named Lyginopteris hoeninghausi. This species of seed fern is related to Sphenopteris from Mazon Creek. Like the fossils in Illinois, these Alabama fern fossils are associated with coal mines.
