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Folks, I assume Kenshu already got his monoplacophora fossils. If not I have found Ward's Geology to be a good source for some fossils I needed for my courses. A look at the web also shows that monoplacophora fossils are not that pricey (about $7). Of course it is another question if you want to buy any fossils commercially. Now if he wants some Pennsylvanian lycopod leaves or Lepidodendron, I could send him or others a few. However Chicago is close enough to Mazon Creek so he should have drawers full of coal-swamp fossils. -- James Mahaffy (mahaffy@dordt.edu) Phone: 712 722-6279 498 4th Ave NE Biology Department FAX : 712 722-1198 Dordt College, Sioux Center IA 51250-1697 >>> On 10/8/2006 at 6:02 PM, in message <C43572B434098741B233313996F8BAF601FAFDB1@XVS01.dpu.depaul.edu>, "Shimada, Kenshu" <KSHIMADA@depaul.edu> wrote: > Dear Paleo-netters, > > I teach a couple of paleo-related courses in Chicago (DePaul University) > on a regular basis, and I'm also developing a couple of new courses. In > my classes, I use many demonstrations of actual fossils and casts/models > of fossils as well as modern comparative specimens. > > I'm a bit embarrassed to ask this, but does anyone, or any institution, > out there have surplus of monoplacophoran specimens who/that can share > one or a few samples with me? I can reimburse the shipping > cost--provided that it won't be a mountain full of monoplacophorans! :) > I know asking for extant specimens would be a stretch, but I don't have > even one fossil specimen of this taxon to show to my students. The > specimen(s) does/do not need to be first class as long as it/they > show(s) a characteristic limpet-like shell (but I note that I can > tolerate two-dimensionally flattened specimens). In fact, while it > would still be nice to have the information, the specimen(s) does/do not > need to accompany the exact locality and stratigraphic data for the > purpose of my classes. If you can help me out on this, please reply me > off list. Thank you. > > Sincerely, > Kenshu > _________________________________ > Kenshu Shimada, Ph.D. > Associate Professor > Environmental Science Program > and Department of Biological Sciences > DePaul University > 2325 N. Clifton Avenue > Chicago, Illinois 60614, USA > and > Research Associate in Paleontology > Sternberg Museum of Natural History > Fort Hays State University > 3000 Sternberg Drive > Hays, Kansas 67601, USA > http://gis.depaul.edu/envirsci/Administrative/ShimadaResearch.htm > http://gis.depaul.edu/envirsci/Administrative/ShimadaPictures.htm > http://www.fhsu.edu/sternberg/staff.shtml#paleo > http://www.nikkei.co.jp/topic5/kyoryu/tokushu/20060712e2g0301i04.html#sh > imada
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