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Inside the fossil hunt: Digging for the monsters of Illinois’ Mazon Creek
From batch sales of unopened rocks on eBay to discreet phone calls to higher-dollar patrons, Illinois’ commercial fossil ...
Fossil nerds and speculators help make the Field Museum's Mazon Creek collection world-famous
Illinois’ commercial fossil trade is alive and well thanks to collectors who are motivated by money, science and the hunt — and who test the outer bounds of legality.
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Scientists May Finally Know What An Enigmatic Fossil Creature Is Not, Yet They Are Unsure What It Actually Was
Unique to the Mazon Creek Formation in Illinois, it became its state fossil in 1989. Soft-bodied and relatively small (a living specimen would fit in a human hand), with its stalked eyes and long ...
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6 Rare Fossils That Were Hidden In Plain Sight
You don't have to do fieldwork to make the next great scientific discovery. Sometimes, amazing finds are hiding right under ...
Chicago outdoors: Fossil hunting and rare finds among the notes
Jay Damm hunting fossils at Mazonia State Fish and Wildlife Area leads the note package around Chicago outdoors and beyond.