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	Mazon Creek, Illinois
		The coal seams are composed of alternating layers of coal and shale.
		The Mazon Creek flora is not only characterized by the excellent preservation of specimens, but also by the large range in sizes of fossils and the large numbers of species represented, many of which are not found anywhere else in the world.
		Mazon Creek is well known for its diverse and excellently preserved specimens of organisms from the Carboniferous period.
	www.ucmp.berkeley.edu /carboniferous/mazon.html (2180 words)

	Mazon Creek Fossils: Mazon Creek Fossil Exhibit -- Illinois State Museum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The plants and animals found in concretions recovered from the Francis Creek Shale are some of the most exciting and important fossils that have been found in the state of Illinois.
		These fossils are known as the Mazon Creek fossils because they were originally found along Mazon Creek in northeastern Illinois.
		These factors mean that the fossils from Mazon Creek provide scientists with an extraordinary view of biodiversity 300 million years ago.
	museum.state.il.us /exhibits/mazon_creek (216 words)

	A visit to Mazon, Illinois (IL)
		The village of Mazon is located in Grundy County.
		Mazon can be found 36 miles [57 km] to the south of Aurora.
		In addition, Mazon is located 57 miles [91 km] to the southwest of Chicago.
	www.roadsidethoughts.com /05/c05_7341600.htm (273 words)

	Mazon Creek
		Mazon Creek is a world famous lagerstätten located southeast of Chicago, Illinois in the central United States.
		The Mazon Creek concretions are noted for containing exquisitely preserved fauna and flora, including the soft tissues that rarely fossilize.
		Mazon Creek fossils are within the lower portion of the Francis Creek Shale that is some 25 to 30 meters thick, the result of a tropical river delta system that was located about 10 degrees north of the equator during the Carboniferous.
	www.fossilmuseum.net /Fossil_Sites/Mazon-Creek.htm (175 words)

	The Mazon Creek Nodules
		It is no wonder that the Mazon Creek Area is one of the prime Lagerstattens of the world.
		In Pennsylvanian time, northern Illinois was made up of six distinct environments --upland, swamp forest, river channel, delta, drowned coast and shallow sea.
		The occurrence and origin of siderite concretions in the Francis Creek Shale (Pennsylvanian) of northern Illinois.
	www.fossilnews.com /2000/mazon/mazon.html (1071 words)

	Mazon Creek: Lagerstätten Catalogue: University of Bristol
		The Mazon Creek concretions preserve a wide variety of animal and plant fossils, reflecting the complexity of terrestrial and near-shore marine habitats [4].
		The Mazon Creek flora is extremely diverse, 400 species from at least 30 different genera have been described, and all are characterised by excellent preservation [8].
		The location of Illinois during the Pennsylvanian and the abundance of lush tropical vegetation surrounding a deltaic margin suggest that Mazon Creek was a swampy habitat that prograded out into an estuarine environment.
	palaeo.gly.bris.ac.uk /palaeofiles/lagerstatten/mazon/fauna.html (1109 words)

	Mazon Real Estate \| Mazon IL (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		According to census data in the year 2000 there were 362 housing unites in Mazon.
		Of those housing units, none were located in either urbanized areas or urban clusters, and 362 were located in what is classified as a rural area.
		The majority of houses, apartments or condos in Mazon were built after 1961.
	www.idcide.com /realestate/il/mazon.htm (93 words)

	Elvira Cassingham
		Eva Arvilla Foster was born 26 Aug 1869 in Braceville, Grundy, Illinois.
		Ida was born in 1876 in Illinois and died in 1950 at an age of about 74.
		Ina Myrtle Foster was born 27 Aug 1878 in Gardner, Grundy, Illinois.
	members.tripod.com /allmyrelatives/cassingham/c10/irn142.htm (258 words)

	About the Mazon Creek Fossils and Deposits
		Ironstone concretions containing Mazon Creek fossils are found in various types of natural and man-made outcrops of a rock called the Francis Creek Shale.
		In this area fossils are recovered from natural exposures on Mazon Creek, from active and abandoned strip mines, from shaft mines, and from mine spoil piles.
		Plants from the Mazon Creek deposit represent some of the plants that were living in the swampy lowlands near the shore and rivers.
	www.museum.state.il.us /exhibits/mazon_creek/about_mazon_creek.html (1209 words)

	Paleozoic Era fossils featuring Mazon Creek
		Fossil siderite nodules from Mazon creek Illinois have distinct detail of soft tissue animals and plants.
		Annularia was foliage from a 25 foot tall relative of the horsetail family.
		This famous fossil occurrence is from Chicago Coal Co Pit 11 Braidwood Illinois known as Mazon Creek Fossils.
	www.minertown.com /market/fossils/paleozoic/index.htm (1305 words)

	Mazon, Illinois (IL) Detailed Profile - relocation, real estate, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, news, sex ...
		Back to Illinois, IL smaller cities, IL small cities, All Cities.
		The ratio of number of residents in Mazon to the number of sex offenders is 918 to 1.
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	www.city-data.com /city/Mazon-Illinois.html (951 words)

	Elsie Elvira Sutton
		She was born 1 Jun 1893 in Coal City, Grundy, Illinois and died 13 Dec 1980 at age 87 in Morris, Grundy, Illinois.
		He was born 1 Jan 1894 in McLeansboro, Hamilton, Illinois and died 4 Feb 1963 at age 69 in Mazon, Grundy, Illinois.
		Marion Louise Henderson was born 4 Mar 1918 in Mazon, Grundy, Illinois.
	members.tripod.com /allmyrelatives/cassingham/c60/irn695.htm (232 words)

	Mazon, Illinois (IL) population and demographics data - Sperling's BestPlaces
		Mazon, Illinois (IL) population and demographics data - Sperling's BestPlaces
		As of 2005, Mazon's population is 895 people.
		Compared to the rest of the country, Mazon's cost of living is about the same as the U.S. average.
	www.bestplaces.net /city/profile.aspx?city=Mazon_IL (101 words)

	Mazon, Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mazon is a village in Grundy County, Illinois, United States.
		The center of population of Illinois is located in Mazon [1].
		Mazon is located at 41°14′23″N, 88°25′30″W (41.239615, -88.424921)
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mazon,_Illinois (366 words)

	CU Museum: Research and Collections: Object of the Month!
		The leaf structure on the fossil is preserved with calcite in a siderite nodule.
		The Mazon Creek coal beds have siderite nodules that have formed in all shapes and sizes, and most of them contain exquisite fossils.
		Soft bodied organisms are not easily preserved in the fossil record, but the Mazon Creek nodules are a lagerstatten, an instance of exceptional preservation, where soft tissues and features have been preserved extraordinarily well.
	cumuseum.colorado.edu /Research/Objects/nov04_pecopteris.html (356 words)

	Mazon Dentists & Dental Insurance @ Dental Plans
		With the most dentists in combined networks anywhere, several Mazon dentists and dental plans may be available in your area (find Mazon dental plans).
		Each participating Mazon dentist charges plan members according to an established "discounted fee schedule." Services include braces, teeth whitening, dentures, gum surgery, implant dentistry, laser dentistry, and many more.
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	Mazon Illinois Real Estate - Homes for Sale in Mazon IL
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	www.realestate.com /local-real-estate/illinois/Mazon.aspx (392 words)

	Mazon, Illinois IL, village profile (Grundy County) - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
		Illinois > All counties > Grundy County > Mazon
		Mazon is a village in Grundy County, in the Chicago metro area.
		Median rent in Mazon, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $504.
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=6409 (684 words)

	Fossil Tours & Displays
		As you may know, Mazon Creek is world famous for its fossil biota that stretches across Illinois and Missouri.
		Today the Mazon Creek Project, founded originally in the 1960's by Field Museum paleontologist Gene Richardson, operates the many pits, spoil piles, and outcrops that call Mazon Creek fossils home.
		Collecting Fossils at Mazon Creek by Steve Brusatte (appeared in the Summer/Fall 1999 edition of The Canadian Rockhound.
	groups.msn.com /FossilToursDisplays/articleswrittenonfieldtrips.msnw (2823 words)

	Carboniferous Period (Mississippian and Pennsylvanian)--Rise of the Reptiles, Educational Resources for K-16
		The Mazon Creek fossils are world famous for their preservation of soft-bodied creatures that normally do not fossilize.
		At the museum exhibit site there is a good explanation of how the fossils formed and many links to reconstructions of the animals and plants found at Mazon Creek.
		Description of the Mazon Creek fossil site and the excellent preservation of soft-bodied creatures including the strange Tully monster.
	www.uky.edu /KGS/education/Carboniferous.htm (522 words)

	History: The Geology Department at The Field Museum
		The Illinois Department of Natural Resources does request that you report any fossils that you find, forms are available at the Mazonia-Braidwood Fish and Wildlife Area.
		You can visit the web sites of the Northeastern Illinois University's Mazon Creek Project, Illinois State Museum in Springfield, Illinois and the Burpee Museum of Natural History in Rockford, Illinois to learn more about the fossils in Mazon Creek.
		If you are in the Chicagoland area, you may find the website for ESCONI (Earth Science Club of Northern Illinois) which meets at the College of DuPage in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, of interest.
	www.fieldmuseum.org /research_collections/geology/fossil_collecting.htm (624 words)

	Mazon, IL (Grundy County) - township housing guide - ePodunk
		Mazon, IL (Grundy County) - township housing guide - ePodunk
		Illinois > All counties > Grundy County > Mazon Township
		Growth trend: According to Census Bureau estimates, the population of Grundy County increased by 5.3% from 2000 to 2003.
	www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/movInfo.php?locIndex=263512 (213 words)

	Mazon Creek, Illinois
		Another example of spectacular fossil preservation occurs south of Chicago, Illinois in an area named for a local river: Mazon Creek.
		Fossils can be found in ironstone concretions in the exposures along the creek and in spoil pits from coal mining operations.
		In 1864, Yale's James Dana was the first to describe any of the plants or animals from Mazon Creek.
	www.yale.edu /ypmip/locations/mazon.html (74 words)

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	www.loopnet.com /Illinois/Mazon (667 words)

	Amazon.com: Richardson's Guide to the Fossil Fauna of Mazon Creek: Books: Andrew A. Hay,Andrew A. Hay (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The cost is rather steep but a collector of Mazon Creek fossils does not have many refrence sources to deal with.
		The artwork is better than expected and helps a great deal in the identification of specimens, however the inner cover drawings seem rather childish.
		Some chapthers were rather long and drawn out(Chap 2) but they still filled a purpose in the overall text of the book.
	www.amazon.com /Richardsons-Guide-Fossil-Fauna-Mazon/dp/0925065218 (1042 words)

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