This is the "Fossil Friday" post #111. 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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For this week's Fossil Friday, we have an absolutely stunning Rhabdoderma exiguum from Pit 11. That's a coelacanth. This gorgeous specimen was found by ESCONI member Jake Fill earlier this spring. If you've been following him on the Facebook Mazon Creek / Carboniferous forums, you know that he has had some extraordinary discoveries already this year. His finds include three very sweet shark egg cases, a nice shrimp, and this amazing fish! Did I mention we aren't even halfway through the year!
Congratulations, Jake! Thanks for sharing these photos of a truly amazing fossil!
