1.4" Fossil Shrimp (Peachocaris) Nodule Pos/Neg - Mazon Creek

Fossil Shrimp (Peachocaris) Nodule Pos/Neg - Mazon Creek #262958

This is a 1.4" fossil shrimp (Peachocaris strongi), preserved in an ironstone nodule from the Carbondale Formation near Astoria, Illinois. This specimen includes the positive (convex) and the negative (concave) sides of the fossil.

SPECIES

Peachocaris strongi

AGE

Middle Pennsylvanian (300 Million Years)

LOCATION

Astoria, Illinois

FORMATION

Carbondale Formation

SIZE

Shrimp: 1.4" Wide, Nodule: 2.1 x 1.8"

1.4" Fossil Shrimp (Peachocaris) Nodule Pos/Neg - Mazon Creek

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