Part 4: Francis Creek Shale (Mazon Creek, Pennsylvanian, Illinois, USA)
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Q: What makes Mazon Creek fossils unique?
A: Found in ironstone concretions, preserving both skeletons and soft-bodied organisms
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Q: Famous fossil from Mazon Creek?
A: Tullimonstrum (“Tully Monster”)—a soft-bodied worm-like carnivore, unique to this site
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Q: What else is preserved here?
A: Plants, marine animals (hagfish, lampreys, clams, burrows)
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