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Mazon Creek Shrimp


Rob Russell

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Hey folks.

I spent a few hours on the spoil pile yesterday, and found this little guy. Unfortunately I didn't find the other half. I believe its a K. Richardsoni, but I'd like to be certain. Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks,

Rob

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Can't help, Rob, but man, that is one sweet shrimp!

Shame about the other half.

Thanks for showing this!

Regards,

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Thanks Tim! :).

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Ah, that's a beaut!

While both halves would be nice you can't complain about such a nicely preserved shrimp. Nicely split for you and you didn't have to wait for it cycling through the freeze/thaw cycle.

I can see I'm going to need to pack extra suitcases whenever I head back to Chicago--these nodules kinda get a grip on you and won't let go.

Congrats.

-Ken

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That pleasant little jolt of recognition never gets old, does it? :)

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Thanks all for the comments, and thank you rob for the ID! :)

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Sweet little shrimp Rob!

Hopefully the "Nod Gods" will let me find one this weekend.

~Charlie~

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Wow! Nice detail on that little guy.

I assume this was at the Essex Fauna (State Park area)?

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Thanks Charlie and Paul! Indeed it was!

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Somebody pass the cocktail sauce! :P

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That is such a nice example of Peachocaris......

Recently, I wondered what the "Peach" part of the name was about. I found it is named after Benjamin Neeve Peach, an English geologist who studied Carboniferous shrimp and monographed "Carboniferous Malacostraca of Scotland" in the early 1900s. It was named in his honor by Frederick Schram in 1970s. Schram, a noteworthy crustacean paleontologist, is from Chicago. It appears he is still around and is the editor of Journal of Crustacean Biology.

Anyway, I find some of that minutia interesting.

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Well isn't that just peachy.... (sorry, I felt compelled).

The truth is in the details....

Cheers.

-Ken

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