Snout Nosed Weevil Fossil

 

The image shows a snout beetle or leaf rolling weevil insect fossil of the Order Coleoptera, Family Curculionidae found in the Florissant Formation of Teller County, Colorado, USA. It dates to the Eocene Epoch of the Paleogene Period. Thanks to Doug for the image. I believe field of view is 2 mm.

Anthonomus Snout Nosed Beetle Fossil

The image shows an Anthonomus defossus (Scudder, 1876) snout nosed beetle insect fossil found in the Florissant Formation of Teller County, Colorado, USA. It dates to the Chadronian Stage (37.2 - 33.9 million years ago) of the Eocene Epoch of the Paleogene Period. Thanks to Doug for the image. Field of view (FOV) is 2 mm.

Anthonomus defossus? Snout Beetle Fossil

These images show snout beetle or weevil insect fossils of the Order Coleoptera, Family Curculionidae found in the Florissant Formation of Teller County, Colorado, USA. I wonder if this insect was in the Anthonomini weevil tribe in the subfamily Curculioninae and maybe genus Anthonomus (Gemar, 1817) or species Anthonomus defossus (Scudder, 1876).  It dates to the Chadronian Stage (37.2 - 33.9 million years ago) Eocene Epoch of the Paleogene Period. Thanks to Doug for the image. Fossils were uncovered in September 2021. Field of view is 2 mm.

Snout Beetle Fossil

The image shows a snout beetle or weevil insect fossil of the Order Coleoptera, Family Curculionidae found in the Florissant Formation of Teller County, Colorado, USA. It dates to the Eocene Epoch of the Paleogene Period. Thanks to Doug for the image.

Top View of Snout Beetle Fossil

 

The point of view of this insect is really nice. I am use to seeing this insect from a side view. This image shows an unidentified snout beetle insect fossil found in the Florissant Formation of Teller County, Colorado, USA. It dates to the Eocene Epoch of the Paleogene Period.

Thanks to Doug for the image. 

Florissant Formation Snout Beetle Fossil

This image shows an insect fossil found in the Florissant Formation of Teller County, Colorado, USA. It dates to the Eocene Epoch of the Paleogene Period. Thanks to Kenny for the matrix plate. I split the plate and then used the microscope find it. The fossil split in two so there is an  image of each side. The image below is of the plate before it was split (about 10 cm wide). The actual fossil is about 3.54 mm long. My original guess and posting was this fossil was some sort of seed pod or flower bud. Afterwards, my cousin Kenny identified it as a snout beetle or weevil of the Order Coleoptera, Family Curculionidae.