Mazon Creek Shrimp Molt - 1.94" tektite This makes it difficult to

This makes it difficult to learn how they were formed

Above: A colorized version of Robert Bruce Horsfall's classic 1913 Merycoidodon culbertsoni Illustration (Source: Mini Museum)

bears and feral dogs in all of Europe

" - Herbert Morrison

Mazon Creek Shrimp Molt - 1.94" tektite This makes it difficult to300,000,000 years ago, in the Carboniferous Period, Earth was a dense tropical jungle. Lush forests were home to all manner of prehistoric creatures and swampy landscapes covered the surface. We know of this incredible time thanks to the fossil imprints left behind by plants and animals that were preserved for millions of years. This specimen is a shrimp molt fossil, measuring 1. 94", that was recovered from Mazon Creek in Illinois. This former coal