This is the "Fossil Friday" post #112. 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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After a long week, it's time for Fossil Friday. Another Mazon Creek fossil is up today. This time it's a worm, long called the leech by collectors, it's now thought to be an echiuran - species name Coprinoscolex elliogimus. The identifying evidence are the oval shaped fecal pellets visible in the fossil. This one was found this spring in Pit 11.