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The Ordovician in Illinois, US

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Ordovician Fossils
Fossil photos from Ordovician in Illinois

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Paleontology and geology

During the Ordovician, Illinois lay in the tropics south of the equator, and a warm shallow sea covered the state. Later in the Ordovician, sandstones, such as the St. Peter Sandstone, were deposited over much of the state. Fossils from this time period include corals, encrusting algae, trilobites, brachiopods, bryozoans, snails, and nautiloids that thrived in the warm waters. This map indicates the presence of Ordovician rocks over much of northern Illinois.

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Organizations

Museums (showing 1 of 1 listings)

Burpee Museum of Natural History: The mission of Burpee Museum of Natural History is to inspire all people to engage in a lifetime of learning about the natural world.

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Education and Exhibits

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First Families of Chicago: Local geology of the Chicago, Illinois, area, complete with descriptions of the fossils found there.

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Research and Collections

Researchers (showing 1 of 1 listings)

Dr. Thomas W. Kammer: Specialty: Evolutionary paleoecology of Paleozoic crinoids, plus lithostratigraphy, biostratigraphy, and sequence stratigraphy of marine Mississippian rocks in the east-central United States. Field areas include West Virginia, Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois, Missouri, and Iowa.

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Image Collections (showing 1 of 1 listings)

Ordovician Fossils in Ogle County, Illinois: An amateur collection of fossils gathered at various sites in Illinois, primarily Ordovician.

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