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Treasure trove of fossils found in Kendall County cave

04-12-2007 · EurekAlert!

UIC geologists discovered and excavated fossils from a cave in a Kendall County limestone quarry that has shed new light on living conditions in the area some 310 million years ago. The find includes a fossil of the oldest known conifer in North America.

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