This is Mazon Monday post #235. What's your favorite Mazon Creek fossil? Tell us at email:[email protected].
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Dresden Lakes was productive Mazon Creek fossil locality just east of Morris, IL. It was known for large concretions with detailed fossils in dark colors, grays and blacks. Unfortunately, the dark colors can be hard to photograph. Large concretions generally means large fossils. Plants were very common as it was a terrestrial deposit. However, interesting animals, including fish and xxx, were found there. We've sold a few specimens from Dresden at ESCONI shows.
The photos below came from Kathy Dedina, who was president of ESCONI in the 1990s. Kathy, along with her sister Judy, were long-time ESCONI members. They had an extensive fossil and mineral collection, a significant portion of which was generously donated to ESCONI in 2016.
These photos are great... the ground is clear with not much vegetation, so concretions should have been easy to find. Just imagine crawling around on those hills picking up some awesome possibilities...
