This is the "Fossil Friday" post #159. 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 gorgeous plate of Callipteridium sp. plate from our Danville spoil pile field trip back on April 15th. Callipteridium is a extinct genus of seed fern. It is known from Mazon Creek, but is considered very rare.
This beauty was found by Steve Buss. This was his first time on one of our semi-annual Danville trips. Thanks for sharing, Steve!