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Mazon Creek Fossil Fauna

Chordates


Scales, Teeth, and Bone

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Fish Scales

Ctenodus​ sp.

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        Ctenodus quincunciatus - Milwaukee Public Museum VP377848
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 Ctenodus quadratus - Chicago Academy of Sciences,   Fig. 142.3 The Mazon Creek Fossil Fauna 2012

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       Ctenodus quincunciatus, opened by natural freezing / thawing and polished by the Mazon River, IL - Gary Riegler collection
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       Ctenodus occidentalis, The Chicago Academy of Sciences CHAS: Paleo: 4376, Figure 137.2 The Mazon Creek Fossil Fauna 2012

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                                     Ctenodus cristatus - J.Wittry collection, Figure 137.3 The Mazon Creek Fossil Fauna 2012
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       Ctenodus sp. - Chicago Academy of Sciences collection
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              Mazon River, Morris, IL - P.Anderson Collection
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                                                                Ctenodus quincunciatus - ESCONI member collection 
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                                   Above and below: Ctenodus quincunciatus, Mazon River, Morris, IL - V.Anderson collection
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                                                    Ctenodus quincunciatus, Pit 2, Wilmington, IL - A.Young collection
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                                 Ctenodus quincunciatus - J.Wittry collection - Figure 142.1 The Mazon Creek Fossil Fauna 2012
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Above and left: two specimens of Ctenodus quincunciatus, large and small - R.Rock collection

 cf. Megalichthys hibberti

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                                     cf. Megalichthys hibberti - Milwaukee Public Museum collection VP377846 and VP941

Rhizodopsis mazonius

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         Rhizodopsis mazonius - Milwaukee Public Museum collection VP377845.2 and VP377845.1 (negative and positive halves)

Indeterminate Fish Scales

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                                            Mazon River, Morris, IL - P.Anderson collection (positive and negative halves)
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                                                                                                                      J.Wittry collection
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                                                                       Pit 2, Wilmington, IL - A.Young collection
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          Milwaukee Public Museum collection VP377847
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                     Chicago Academy of Sciences collection
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                                                                                          J.Bledig collection

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​                    MPM VP377855
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     Pit 2, Wilmington, IL - A.Young collection
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  Chicago Academy of Sciences collection

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                                 Milwaukee Public Museum collection VP930.1 and VP930.2 (positive and negative halves)
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                                                                                                                       R.Rock collection

Fish Teeth

Orthacanthus lucasi - Hay, 1900

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        Orthacanthus lucasi - Chicago Academy of Sciences,
           Figure 133.3 The Mazon Creek Fossil Fauna 2012
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                   Orthacanthus lucasi - J.Wittry collection
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     Above and left: Pit 2, Wilmington, IL - A.Young collection
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         Above left: Orthacanthus lucasi - J.Wittry collection, Figure 133.4 The Mazon Creek Fossil Fauna 2012. Right: J.Wittry
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                                                   Orthocanthus lucasi, showing internal structure - R.Rock collection

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Orthocanthus lucasi tooth, found open and polished by the Mazon River, Morris, IL (right: shown with MC Fauna book 2012)
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Orthacanthus compressus - Newberry, 1856

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                 Above and below: two specimens of Orthacanthus compressus (or another chondrichthyan) - R.Rock collection 
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Helodus simplex - Agassiz, 1838

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                   Above and below: Helodus simplex, hybodont shark tooth - Milwaukee Public Museum collection P359689.1
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                                  Helodus simplex, details of tooth, including its mold in the concretion matrix (bottom left)

Bone, Cartilage, and Skin 

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                                                   Indeterminate Bone, Pit 11, Braidwood, IL - A.Young collection
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                                                     Indeterminate Bone, Milwaukee Public Museum collection VP942
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                                     Above, left and right: shark cartilage, Mazon River, Morris, IL - A.Young collection
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                           Fish skin or cartilage - R.Rock collection
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                             Fish skin - J.Wittry collection
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                                                                          'Elonichthys' tail fin, J.Wittry collection

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