Mazon Creek Fossil Plant - SOLD 8.31" mountains The size and shape of

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While it resembled a modern crocodile

NASA disposition paperwork received with this item indicates this particular blanket was removed after STS-99 which flew on 02/11/2000

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Above: Just hanging out on a Triceratops horn

Mazon Creek Fossil Plant - SOLD 8.31" mountains The size and shape of300,000,000 years ago, in the Carboniferous Period, Earth was a dense tropical jungle. Lush forests were home to all manner of prehistoric creatures and swampy landscapes covered the surface. We know of this incredible time thanks to the fossil imprints left behind by plants that were preserved for millions of years. This specimen is an 8. 31" fossil plant that was recovered from Mazon Creek in Illinois. This former coal mine turned fossil site is the