| MAPS EXPO 2002 |
| Mid-America Paleontologhy Society |
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| BROUGHT TO YOU BY EURYPTERIDS.NET |
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| I VISITED THE MAPS EXPO IN MACOMB, ILLINOIS, APRIL 12-14, 2002. BELOW ARE PHOTOS I TOOK OF VARIOUS EXHIBITS THAT SHOW SOME ASPECTS OF THE EXPO. INCLUDED ARE TABLES WITH SPECIMENS OF EURYPTERIDS. READ MORE BELOW. |
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| Field Museum of Natural History Exhibit at MAPS: Dr. Wendy Taylor greets one of the many visitors to the exhibit of the something dinosaur skull, etc. |
| The MAPS Exposition afforded those who attended the experience of view- ing fossils not often seen in our daily experiences. There were beautiful trilobites from all over the world, the display provided by the Field Museum of Natural History in Chicago, fossil fish from Wyoming, eurypterids and other arthropods and specimens from many countries. The MAPS Expo has brought many people together that enjoy talking about and seeing fossils. I particularly liked spending time, in the evenings and in the motel rooms, viewing the hundreds of fossils that were on display within the rooms. It was great to chat with the collectors, and discuss their finds, and many other aspects of the fossil collecting. |
| Trilobites and eurypterids were on display and attracted much attention. The number of exhibits was large, so all kinds of fossils could be viewed. In addition, Mazon Creek fossils were prominent. Mazon Creek fossils are mostly ferns and wood that are found in nodules in the region. They are very popular with collectors. The Field Museum in Chicago has a very large collection that includes animals as well--worms, horseshoe crabs, sea cucumbers, fish and many other types. There is a lot of literature on Pennsylvanian Age Mazon Creek nodules. |
| Trilobites and ammonoids are shown in the exhibit above. |
| Chit-chat at MAPS. Discussing anything and everything about fossils is one of the joys of the show. More can be read from this photo than can be described in text--A PICTURE IS REALLY WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS. |
| Above, Zarko Ljuboja (Ohio), shows off eurypterids and several other kinds of fossils from his large collection. |
| Photos by Samuel J. Ciurca, Jr. Eurypterids.net |