This is the preview post #12 for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show Live Auction. The ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show for 2023 will be held on March 18th and 19th 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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Yes, time for yet another preview for the 2023 ESCONI Gem, Mineral, and Fossil Show. We have a bunch to get through and the show is coming up fast!
It's Mazon Monday, so if we were going to post a preview, it had to be another Mazon Creek fossil. As usual, we will have quite a few Mazon Creek Fossils at the show this year. Come on out and see we what we have!
This is a beautiful Acanthodes sp. fish. It was collected from Pit 11 quite a few years ago. Acanthodes is shares characteristics similar to both bony and cartilaginous fish. So, it's exact place in the tree of life is unknown. See Mazon Monday #9 for more information.
