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The Fossils of the Essex Quad in Kankakee/Grundy County Illinois
Joseph Fossil posted a topic in Fossil Hunting Trips
I've been recently trying to find some good places to go fossil hunting in the Mazon Creek area and there is one area some say is good but I've never heard or or been to before. It's called the Essex Quadrangle or Essex Quad in Kankakee County Illinois. It's supposed to be extremely close to the old Peabody coal company pit 15 and have fossils from the Essex Biota dating to around the Pennsylvanian period. https://isgs.illinois.edu/maps-data-pub/quads/e/essex.shtml https://ilmineswiki.web.illinois.edu/index.php/0359 I'm wondering if anyone's heard of or been to the place before, what kind of fossils you can find there, and where is it?- 2 replies
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This partial cephalon was found in rip rap near a quarry that exposes the Silurian Racine Dolomite in Kankakee County, Illinois. I have seen similar examples listed on the auction site, but without IDs. Looking at older publications leads me to think it is Dalmanites, but I'm not positive, and definitely unsure what the species designation would be. Thanks for any help!