Mr. Meyer sold the tavern in 1980, and it is now Murphy`s Bleachers. Survivors include his wife, Marge; a son, Ray; and three brothers. The world’s best-preserved fossils are right outside Chicago.

And by Ray Meyer, the genial, gap-toothed coach who ... The world’s best-preserved fossils are right outside Chicago. But there are no dinosaur bones at Mazon Creek. The world's best-preserved ...