EXTINCTIONS- BEAUTIFUL SPLIT PAIR BELOTELSON SHRIMP FOSSIL FROM MAZON CREEK!

Description

Name
:   Belotelson magister
Age:
Pennsylvanian
Formation:
Carbondale Formation (Francis Creek Shale)
Location:
Braidwood, Illinois
Size:
Concretion is 3.4 inches long!
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This is a great fossil crustacean from a classic location. This is Belotelson magister from the Pennsylvanian of Illinois. This famous site (Pit 11) has been closed to collecting for a number of years. The distinct shrimp is well preserved in a siderite concretion.
Both halves of the concretion are present, so both part and counterpart are intact!
The shrimp exhibits very fine detail - the head, body, and tail of the shrimp are wonderfully displayed - even the eyes, antennae, and legs are quite evident. The fabulous fossil has very good color and contrast and is almost perfectly centered in the large oval concretion. This is a textbook example of a fossil shrimp from the classic Mazon Creek locality.
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