Evanston Store Hours
| Sunday: | CLOSED |
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| Monday: | 10:30 am - 5:30 pm (Closed Sept. 7th for Labor Day) |
| Tuesday: | 10:30 am - 5:30 pm |
| Wednesday: | CLOSED |
| Thursday: | 10:30 am - 7:00 pm |
| Friday: | 10:30 am - 5:30 pm |
| Saturday: | 10:00 am - 5:00 pm |
Scutella fossils are calcified remains of marine echinoderms (starfish, crinoids, sea urchins). They existed during the Miocene Epoch about 20-12 million years ago. The name scutella originates from the Latin "scutum", which means shield. It refers to the hard, chitin-calcite plates that formed the animal's exoskeleton.
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After collecting fossils as a hobby for many years growing up, Dave Douglass opened Dave's Down to Earth Rock Shop in 1970 at the age of 20 (with the help of his parents) at 1312 Chicago Avenue in Evanston, Illinois. The shop contained minerals and fossils, mostly self-collected by the Douglass family.
