This is the "Fossil Friday" post #240. 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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We've got a nice Diplazites unita from Mazon Creek. It was found in the Pit 3 locatity in early 2024 and opened via freeze/thaw recently. Diplazites unita was a true fern (Filocopsida). It is a common fossil in the terrestrial deposits of Mazon Creek. It was named in 1836 by Adolphe-Theodore Brongniart (1801-1876), who was a French paleontologist, considered by many to be the father of paleobotany. Learn more about D. unita in Mazon Monday #53.
