The Mazon Creek fossils occur in siderite (ironstone, FeCO 3) concretions in the Francis Creek Shale Member of the Carbondale Formation, of Westphalian D age (306 Ma).The Francis Creek Shale overlies the Colchester N° 2 Coal Member, and is itself overlain by the Mecca Quarry Shale Member (137, 138).The Colchester Coal is generally about 1 m (c. 3 ft) thick; the Francis Creek Shale is ...
