Amazing specimen of a fossilized seed fern tree pinnule which is inside of this concretion. This specimen was discovered by and came from the personal collection of Dr. Allan W. Eckert, who is an historian, naturalist, novelist, poet, and playwright. The author of thirty-nine published books, he has been nominated on seven separate occasions for the Pulitzer Prize in Literature. Eckert was recipient of an Emmy Award from the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, and is playwright of the acclaimed outdoor drama entitled Tecumseh.
