Delaware Microfossils

Dentalina sp. foraminifera found at the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal dredgings of the Mount Laurel Formation.  Thanks to Shamalama for the material.  These fossils are of creatures that existed in Cretaceous Period.

This is some sort of bryozoan or coral growth on an enchinoid spine.

Here are some more coral or bryozoan pieces.

Mycetophilidae Fungus Gnat Fossil

Insect fossil from the Parachute Creek Member of the Green River Formation of Rio Blanco County, Colorado.  This insect was called a Mycetophilidae Fungus gnat.  This fossil was magnified 40x with a microscope.  The rest of the images on this post were done with a microscope but not sure what they are.  They all were in the same rock plate.

Cecidomyiidae Gall Gnat Fossil

The insect gnat fossil called Cecidomyiidae Gall found in the Parachute Creek Member of the Green River Formation.  This insect existed in the Eocene Period and came from Rio Blanco County, Colorado.  Other fossil images not sure on their identification.  Fossils were magnified 40x with a microscope.