This is the "Fossil Friday" post #180. 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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This week's fossil is a sweet little Acanthotelson stimpsoni from ESCONI member Jake Fill. It's fairly fresh, having just recently opened. Acanthotelson stimpsoni was described by Fielding Bradford Meek and Amos Henry Worthen way back in 1865. It was named for William Stimpson, who worked at the Smithsonian Institution and was later the director of the Chicago Academy of Sciences. A. stimpsoni was a syncarid shrimp, which is a superorder of crustacea. For more details, see Mazon Monday #52.
Thanks for the contribution, Jake. That's a gorgeous specimen!