Fossil Friday #302: A Beautiful Macroneuropteris scheuchzeri from Braceville! This is the “Fossil Friday” post #302.  Expect this to be a regular feature of the website.  We will post fossil pictures you send in to esconi.info@gmail.com.  Please include a short description or story.  Check the #FossilFriday Bluesky/Twitter hash tag for contributions from around the world! For this week, we have a beautiful pyritized Macroneuropteris sheuchzeri (see Mazon Monday #39…

Fossil Friday #302: A Beautiful Macroneuropteris scheuchzeri from Braceville! #fossils #paleontology #FossilFriday #MazonCreek #seedfern #Braceville #pennsylvanian #carboniferous

Throwback Thursday #280: Braceville Trip 05/16/2009 #fossils #paleontology #MazonCreek #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #history #fossilcollecting #braceville This is Throwback Thursday #280. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any contributions, (science, pictures, stories, etc ...), please sent them to esconi.info@gmail.com. Thanks! email:esconi.info@gmail.com. Sometimes referred to as "Worm Hill", the Braceville spoil pile dates to at least the 1880s. ESCONI hasn't been going here since then, but we do have a long history of visiting to collect Mazon Creek concretions.

Throwback Thursday #280: Braceville Trip 05/16/2009 #fossils #paleontology #MazonCreek #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #history #fossilcollecting #braceville

This is Throwback Thursday #280. In these, we look back into the past at ESCONI specifically and Earth Science in general. If you have any…

Throwback Thursday #280: Braceville Trip 05/16/2009 #fossils #paleontology #MazonCreek #TBT #ThrowbackThursday #history #fossilcollecting #braceville

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Mazon Monday #279: Prehistoric paradise hiding just outside Chicago #fossils #paleontology #MazonMonday #MazonCreek #FieldMuseum #braceville

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Mazon Tuesday #271: Chicago Tribune: The world’s best-preserved fossils are right outside Chicago #fossils #paleontology #MazonMonday #MazonCreek #illinois #braceville @FieldMuseum #FieldMuseum

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Mazon Monday #270: Braceville Field Trip Report for Spring 2025 #fossils #paleontology #MazonCreek #MazonMonday #braceville #spoilpile #coal

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Fossil Friday #258: Asterophyllites equisetiformis from Braceville! #fossils #paleontology #FossilFriday #MazonCreek #Braceville #pennsylvanian #carboniferous

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Mazon Monday #234: Braceville Field Trip Report for Fall 2024 #fossils #paleontology #MazonCreek #MazonMonday #pennsylvanian #braceville #fieldtrip

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