Exceptional Artifact & Collectible Auction
Lot 303:
4 3/8" Mazon Creek Pecopteris Fern Fossil (both sides) Ex Field Museum of Natural History
Pecopteris fern fossil found in Will County Illinois
Discoveries in Will County are usually linked to the famousMazon Creek fossil beds of Illinois
Carboniferous Pennsylvanian about 300 million years old
Both sides of the same fern fossil in a shale stone matrix
Measures about 4 3 8 in
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
Share this lot:
