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Mazon Creek Fossil Fauna

Cnidarians

Anemones, Sea Jellies,​ and Hydroids


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Anemones - Class Anthozoa 

Essexella asherae - Foster, 1979

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                                  Above and below: a variety of Essexella asherae from Pit 11 (strip mine), Braidwood, IL
                                               and Braceville, IL (shaft mine spoil pile) - mostly A.Young collection
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   Braceville, IL - M.Angkuw collection, Fig. 4.3 Mazon Creek Fossil Fauna 2012
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Pit 11, Braidwood, IL - A.Young collection
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     Braceville, IL - A.Young collection
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Above and right, Essexella asherae, dorsal views, Braceville, IL - M.Angkuw collection
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Braceville, IL - M.Angkuw collection, Fig. 4.4 The Mazon Creek Fossil Fauna 2012
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                     Pit 11, Braidwood, IL - A.Young collection
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                           Essexella asherae, Pit 11 Mazonia South Unit, Braidwood, IL - R.Holm collection (photo by R.Holm)

Multiple Essexella asherae "Blobs"

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                                                                         Pit 11, Braidwood, IL - A.Young collection
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                                        multiple Essexella asherae, Milwaukee Public Museum collection P25941.1

Reticulomedusa greenei - Foster, 1979


Undescribed Sea Anemone


Jellyfish - Class Scyphozoa 

Octomedusa piekorum - Johnson and Richardson, 1968

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                 Octomedusa pieckorum, Pit 11, Braidwood, IL, showing characteristic "plus sign" in relief - A.Young collection
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 Pit 11, Braidwood, IL, showing pigment spots at tentacle attachment points - A.Young collection                      
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Octomedusa piekorum in association with Essexella asherae, Pit 11, Braidwood, IL - A.Young collection
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          Octomedusa piekorum, J.Wittry collection
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                                                                                     R.Rock collection

Lascoa mesostaurata - Foster, 1979


Box Jellyfish - Class Cubozoa

Anthracomedusa turnbulli - Johnson and Richardson, 1968

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       Anthracomedusa turnbulli, Milwaukee Public Museum P359619.2
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                                                            MPM P28734.1
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             Above and right: Pit 11, Braidwood, IL - M.Angkuw collection
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Hydroids - Class Hydrozoa 

Mazohydra megabertha - Schram and Nitecki, 1975

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                                                Mazohydra megabertha, Milwaukee Public Museum collection P360451.1

Drevotella proteana - Nitecki and Richardson, 1972

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                                                   Drevotella proteana, Milwaukee Public Museum collection P360270.1
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​                             MPM P360274.1
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​                                               MPM P28730
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​                              MPM P360272.2
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​                                                                          MPM P360267
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                                                                        MPM P28731

Etacystis communis - Nitecki and Schram, 1976


Anemone-like Hydrozoans

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                                                                 Milwaukee Public Museum collection P360274.1
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                                                                      MPM P360446

Thalloid-like Hydrozoans

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​                                                           MPM P28726

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  • News
  • Work
    • mixed media/collage
    • recent sculpture
    • watercolor/drawing
    • works on metal and wood
    • egg tempera on panel
    • edition prints/monotypes
    • early work
    • photography
    • exhibition views
    • selected collections
  • Bio
    • narrative bio
    • resume
    • artist statements
    • process
    • scrapbook
  • Press
    • art catalog essays
    • art reviews
    • interviews
    • science publicity
  • Projects
    • selected projects
    • project images
    • mazon creek fossils
    • herrin fossil flora
    • douglass collection
    • publications and figures
    • lauer foundation
  • Contact
    • contact the artist
    • catalogs for sale
    • available artworks