1.2" Fossil Worm (Hystriciola) - Illinois

Fossil Worm (Hystriciola) - Illinois #120948

This is a 1.2" fossil worm (Hystriciola) preserved in an ironstone nodule from the Carbondale Formation near Essex, Illinois. It is commonly known as a Baby Tooth Worm.

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SPECIES

Hystriciola delicatula

AGE

Middle Pennsylvanian (300 Million Years)

LOCATION

Essex, Illinois

FORMATION

Carbondale Formation

SIZE

1.2" worm, 2.0 x 1.6" nodule

1.2" Fossil Worm (Hystriciola) - Illinois

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