Inside the fossil hunt: Digging for the monsters of Illinois’ Mazon Creek
WBEZ News · WBEZ Chicago
March 18, 20254m 10s
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Show Notes
The Field Museum in Chicago holds thousands of fossil specimens that come from the Mazon Creek fossil bed site near Morris, Illinois.
But the journey for a fossil hunter to get their hands on one of these specimens can be surprisingly intense, and sometimes competitive.
WBEZ contributor Zack Nauth (NAWTH) has been following this market for some time… and he sat down with All Things Considered host Melba Lara to share what he’s unearthed.
That was WBEZ contributor Zack Nauth speaking with All Things Considered host Melba Lara.