Fossil Friday #338: Braceville Surprise! #fossils #paleontology #MazonCreek #FossilFriday #stigmaria #lepidodendron #pennsylvanian #carboniferous

Jeff Allen recently sent us photos of a fossil he found at Braceville. The specimen…

https://esconi.org/2026/10/fossil-friday-338-braceville-surprise/

#AI #Pennsylvanian's

Palaeocast Episodes 175/176: Insect Gigantism #fossils #paleontology #Carboniferous #Pennsylvanian #insects

For some, the Carboniferous is synonymous with large arthropods including the millipede Arthropleura...

https://esconi.org/2026/10/palaeocast-episodes-175-176-insect-gigantism/

Here's a good article that covers the second #Pennsylvanian in detail. The schedule changes for all trains. Also, the new trains will be using Amfleet Is with less leg room. The Business Class cars on the new trains are different too. Check out the details:

www.trains.com/pro/passenge...

Mazon Monday #343: 1990 Mazon Creek Open House #fossils #paleontology #MazonCreek #MazonMonday #pennsylvanian #carboniferous #history

The Mazon Creek Open House was first held in early 1984. It was an extension of the Mazon…

https://esconi.org/2026/10/mazon-monday-343-1990-mazon-creek-open-house/

Fossil Friday #337: A Different View of Lepidostrobus #fossils #paleontology #FossilFriday #MazonCreek #pennsylvanian #carboniferous #lepidodendron

Lepidostrobus is a cone from lepidodendron tree.  It was named in…

https://esconi.org/2026/10/fossil-friday-337-a-different-view-of-lepidostrobus/

Reminder: Mazon Creek Fossil Day 2026 – Saturday, October 10th, 2026 – Coal City Library #fossils #paleontology #MazonCreek #MazonCreekFossilDay #ESCONI #pennsylvanian #carboniferous

The…

https://esconi.org/2026/09/reminder-mazon-creek-fossil-day-2026-saturday-october-10th-2026-coal-city-library/

Mazon Monday #342: Jeanerpeton mazonensis – A new Mazon Creek tetrapod! #fossils #paleontology #MazonCreek #MazonMonday #verebrate #pit11 #Carboniferous #Pennsylvanian #FieldMuseum

The Mazon Creek fossil biota has a new member...…

https://esconi.org/2026/09/mazon-monday-342-jeanerpeton-mazonensis/

Live your life in such a way when you pass on all everyone talks about is what a kind, generous, caring person you were.
#BeLikeDolly #dollyparton #pennsylvanian #imaginationlibrary

Fossil Friday #336: Shark Egg Case from Chowder Flats #fossils #paleontology #MazonCreek #FossilFriday #carboniferous #pennsylvanian #morris #shark #sharkeggcase

Here's a beautiful Palaeoxyris prendeli from Chowder…

https://esconi.org/2026/09/fossil-friday-336-shark-egg-case-from-chowder-flats/

Mazon Monday #341: Titanoscorpio douglassi #fossils #paleontology #MazonCreek #MazonMonday #pennsylvanian #carboniferous #scorpions

Titanoscorpio douglassi is known from just three specimens, but the holotype is a breathtaking…

https://esconi.org/2026/09/mazon-monday-341-titanoscorpio-douglassi/

Fossil Friday #335: A Couple of Beautiful Rhacophyllum #fossils #paleontology #FossilFriday #MazonCreek #paleobotany #carboniferous #pennsylvanian

Long-time member Marty Houdek recently sent me a couple photos of Rhacophyllum from Mazon Creek. The…

https://esconi.org/2026/09/fossil-friday-335/

ESCONI Field Trip to Danville Shale Pile Fossils – Saturday, October 17th, 2026 #fossils #paleontology #fieldtrip #Danville #carboniferous #ferns #pennsylvanian

Danville Field Trip Rules for…

https://esconi.org/2026/09/esconi-field-trip-to-danville-shale-pile-fossils-saturday-october-17th-2026/

Mazon Creek #340: Neuropteris thompsoniana #fossils #paleontology #MazonMonday #MazonCreek #seedfern #pennsylvanian #carboniferous

This is Mazon Monday post #340.  What’s your favorite Mazon Creek fossil?  Tell us…

https://esconi.org/2026/09/mazon-creek-340-neuropteris-thompsoniana/

Fossil Friday #334: Mariopteris from Pit 4 #fossils #paleontology #MazonCreek #FossilFriday #pennsylvanian #carboniferous #seedfern

I was talking to Ralph Jewell and Jeremy Zimmerman at the Braceville field trip a few weeks ago…

https://esconi.org/2026/09/fossil-friday-334-mariopteris-from-pit-4/

Fetterman was a huge mistake. Sympathy support combined with feel good feelings over professional experience and common sense often backfires in politics. He routinely dismissed and at times refused to do core aspects of the job. This guy is a lazy crackpot & every #Pennsylvanian knows it.

Mazon Monday #339: Braceville Fall 2026 Field Trip Report #fossils #paleontology #MazonCreek #MazonMonday #fieldtrip #Braceville #WormHill #pennsylvanian #carboniferous

At the end of August, ESCONI held our annual…

https://esconi.org/2026/09/mazon-monday-339-braceville-fall-2026-field-trip-report/

Exactly. Fetterman was a huge mistake. Sympathy support combined with feel good feelings over professional experience and common sense often backfires in politics. He routinely dismissed and at times refused to do core aspects of the job. This guy is a lazy crackpot & every #Pennsylvanian knows it.