# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Meet Jeanerpeton: The Amphibian Ancestor from Illinois
- **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 23 Oct, 2026 at 11:00 am – Fri, 23 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-05:00)
- **Event Description**: Come meet Jeanerpeton mazonensis, a newly named 309 million year old amphibian ancestor from the famous Mazon Creek fossil beds in Illinois. 🐸

Visitors will also meet Cam So, PhD, a Field Museum Postdoctoral Research Fellow who will discuss this fossil's fascinating history and uncover what Jeanerpeton can tell us about the origins of modern amphibians. 🌎

🎟 Included with Basic Admission 
📍 Grainger Science Hub
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/chicago/meet-jeanerpeton-the-amphibian-ancestor-from-illinois/200030833748610
- **Event Categories**: science-fair
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 1

## Ticket Details


## Event venue details

- **city**: Chicago
- **state**: IL
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1400 S. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive , Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605
- **lat**: 41.86621
- **long**: -87.61777
- **full address**: 1400 S. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive , Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When and where is Meet Jeanerpeton: The Amphibian Ancestor from Illinois being held?
  - **A:** Meet Jeanerpeton: The Amphibian Ancestor from Illinois takes place on Fri, 23 Oct, 2026 at 11:00 am to Fri, 23 Oct, 2026 at 01:00 pm at 1400 S. Jean Baptiste Pointe DuSable Lake Shore Drive , Chicago, IL, United States, Illinois 60605.
- **Q**: Who is organizing Meet Jeanerpeton: The Amphibian Ancestor from Illinois?
  - **A:** Meet Jeanerpeton: The Amphibian Ancestor from Illinois is organized by Field Museum.
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