Mazon Creek Coprolite Fossil - 2.33" woollyrhino-teeth including Wyoming’s state fossil: Knightia

including Wyoming’s state fossil: Knightia eocaena

This species lived in the Jurassic

previously held in the collection of Dr

This specimen comes from a mission-flown

Mazon Creek Coprolite Fossil - 2.33" woollyrhino-teeth including Wyoming’s state fossil: Knightia300,000,000 years ago, in the Carboniferous Period, Earth was a dense tropical jungle. Lush forests were home to all manner of prehistoric creatures and swampy landscapes covered the surface. We know of this incredible time thanks to the fossil imprints left behind by plants and animals that were preserved for millions of years. This specimen is a Mazonmya mazonesis bivalve fossil, measuring 2. 33", that was recovered from Mazon Creek in Illinois.