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Lot 305:
Mazon Creek Shrimp Molt Fossil (Both Halves) 1½" Carboniferous Crustacean in Siderite Nodule
Mazon Creek shrimp molt fossil both halves
Specimen measures about 1 1/2 in and comes with both thepositive and negative halves of the siderite nodule
Well preserved fossil showing clear segmentation and thedistinct outline of a Carboniferous crustacean molt
Mazon Creek fossils date to about 307 million years agoPennsylvanian Period
Ex Field Museum of Natural History Chicago
HA stands for the Hoard Anderson collection one of the largestprivate collections of Mazon Creek fossils donated to themuseum in 1978
The museum later deaccessioned much of the collection to raisefunds for projects
Condition: Authentic
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