New Members Dennis Leahy Posted March 10, 2012 New Members Share Posted March 10, 2012 (edited) Is there an online Mazon Creek or Pit 11 jellyfish listing, by scientific name? I had the wonderful pleasure of accompanying Frank Green (Frank Green, Jr., who was a volunteer at Chicago's Field Museum in the paleontology department) on several fossil collecting trips to the Braidwood Nuclear power plant, as well as getting a chance to see the type specimen named after him. It was a jellyfish, I'm almost positive. The Latin name ended in greenii I cannot find it in any online search (so far.) Is there anywhere I could look it up, online? Or, do any of you have a Mazon Creek book that might have this? Thanks in advance for your consideration. Dennis Edited March 10, 2012 by Dennis Leahy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 this is one source I know of on some Mazon invertebrates... http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php/topic/15025-fruitbats-pdf-library-phylum-cnidaria-corals-true-jellyfish-anemones-conulariids-and-their-relatives/ "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleozoicfish Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Reticulomedusa greenei. Here is a picture from another members collection. http://www.thefossilforum.com/index.php/gallery/image/5657-reticulomedusa-greenei-rcmca0018jpg/ -PzF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 What a difference a couple letters makes! LINK "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RCFossils Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Hi Dennis, I met Frank Greene on a few occasions. i never had an opportunity to collect with him but he seemed to be a nice guy. I have several examples of reticulomedusa greenei listed in my gallery. Do you have any specific questions about a fossil? There are several publications that have info on Reticulomedusa including Richardsons Guide to the Fossil Fauna of Mazon Creek. Welcome to the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xonenine Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 What a difference a couple letters makes! LINK what an awesome paper Chas, thanks for that link "Your serpent of Egypt is bred now of your mud by the operation of your sun; so is your crocodile." Lepidus Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Dennis Leahy Posted March 10, 2012 Author New Members Share Posted March 10, 2012 (edited) xonenine, Paleozoicfish, Auspex, RCFossils: thank you all very much for the excellent and quick answer to my question. I see I misspelled "jellyfish" in the thread title (a mod may want to fix that, so this thread could come up in a member search.) And of course I misremembered greenei as greenii. What an excellent resource this forum is (and you all are!) It's silly, by I was trying to retell a story of this wonderful man (after taking me with him, collecting at Pit 11 and surrounding areas several times), taking me into the Field Museum (where he was a paleo volunteer), and having him take me down to the sub basement to see some of the non-public specimens. He handed me the type specimen for the Reticulomedusa Greenei. What a thrill! RCFossils, when I met Frank, he already had cancer and metastasis to the liver. He refused to let that stop him, and he lived maybe 9 months after I met him. He was incredibly gracious and generous with his time for me. I'll not forget him. Dennis p.s. I see I was able to edit the title (leaving the misspelled greenei, or else the thread won't make sense.) Edited March 10, 2012 by Dennis Leahy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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