Catalog of Type, Figured, And Referred Mazon Creek Fossils in Private Collections : Fieldiana, Geology, New Series, No. 19

By Carman, Mary R

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Title:	Catalog of Type, Figured, And Referred Mazon Creek Fossils in Private Collections : Fieldiana, Geology, New Series, No. 19
Author:	Carman, Mary R
Volume:	Fieldiana, Geology, new series, No. 19
Language:	English
Subject:	Fossils -- Illinois Catalogs and collections, Type specimens (Natural history) -- Catalogs and collections, Paleobiology
Collections:	Biodiversity Heritage Library Collection
Historic Publication Date:	1990
Publisher:	Chicago; Field Museum of Natural History; Digitizer: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign


Citation APA MLA Chicago R, C. M., & Of Natural History, F. M. (1990). Catalog of Type, Figured, And Referred Mazon Creek Fossils in Private Collections : Fieldiana, Geology, New Series, No. 19. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.cc/

Description
Fossil-bearing concretions found in the Francis Creek Shale of the Carbondale Formation near Mazon Creek, Illinois, have attracted international attention. The abundant and diverse biota of this Pennsylvanian delta complex has been studied for almost 150 years, resulting in many taxonomic descriptions. Numerous Mazon Creek fossils in private collections have been designated as type, figured, or referred specimens. The locations of privately owned specimens are less permanent than those of institutional collections. -- A review of 93 scientific articles on Mazon Creek fossils published between 1844 and 1987 indicates that 426 specimens belong to 69 private collectors. Because published (type, figured, and referred) specimens form the foundation of paleontology, knowing the current locations of these specimens is important. This paper, based on contacts with most of the 69 private collectors, provides current information on locations of their collections; Includes bibliographical references (p. 23-26); Fossil-bearing concretions found in the Francis Creek Shale of the Carbondale Formation near Mazon Creek, Illinois, have attracted international attention. The abundant and diverse biota of this Pennsylvanian delta complex has been studied for almost 150 years, resulting in many taxonomic descriptions. Numerous Mazon Creek fossils in private collections have been designated as type, figured, or referred specimens. The locations of privately owned specimens are less permanent than those of institutional collections. -- A review of 93 scientific articles on Mazon Creek fossils published between 1844 and 1987 indicates that 426 specimens belong to 69 private collectors. Because published (type, figured, and referred) specimens form the foundation of paleontology, knowing the current locations of these specimens is important. This paper, based on contacts with most of the 69 private collectors, provides current information on locations of their collections; Fieldiana series has been published as Geological Series by Field Columbian Museum (1895-1909) and Field Museum of Natural History (1909-1943), and as Fieldiana: Geology by Chicago Natural History Museum (1945-1966) and Field Museum of Natural History (1966-1978). Fieldiana Geology New Series No. 1 began June 29, 1979

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Digitizer: University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign