January 1, 1990.
The Illinois state fossil is the Tully Monster, discovered by Francis Tully in 1958. The Tully Monster was named state fossil in 1989.
The Tully monster is the Illinois fossil state symbol. However, the year it became the symbol is not listed.
Tullimonstrum gregarium (Tully Monster) (1990
200_400 pounds
Go to Ty tully jr in the ribular town fossil guild
One thing is for sure, you won't find any native dinosaur bones. But there are fossils among the glacially deposited rocks; you can find Ordovician coral, brachiopods, even petrified wood. In the overburden dumps of coal mines you can find a rich variety of Pennsylvanian Age plant life, in particular fern fossils and tree bark. In parts of northern and southern Illinois, areas of marine sedimentary rock are exposed as outcrops. These are rich fields of ancient marine fossils including shark teeth, blastoids, crinoids, formanifera, and even trilobites in certain areas. EDIT: There are several relatively small areas where other sorts Cretacious fossils can be found (near Quincy, Illinois and Far-Southern Illinois). However, it is difficult to find exposed rock in these areas, checking for local quarries/exposed rock areas is the best bet although I have never done this myself. If you CAN get into a quarry in the right area (check a geologic map of illinois) you can possibly find these cretacious fossils--shark/fish teeth, bones of fish/reptillians, rarers items have been found such as peices of dinosaurs but it is doubtful that many will be found. Mazon creek is an easily accessible area for fossils, but it takes patience to find them there--jellfish (boring)...but good finds are fossilized bark, ferns/plants, RARE: fish, spiders, insects, tully monster, etc...
The address of the Tully Free Library is: 12 State Street, Tully, 13159 0250
Justin Tully's birth name is Justin Wilson Tully.
Phil Tully's birth name is Phillip Milton Tully.
Tully Jensen's birth name is Alicia Tully Jensen.
Tully in Australia is in Queensland
They are not related.