Sunday, October 13, 2019
Gingko huttoni Plant Fossil
This image is of a Gingko huttoni plant fossil. The plant existed in the Jurassic Period. Fossil was discovered in Scarborough, England, United Kingdom. Gingko is considered a living fossil by Western science once it was found thriving in an area of central China.
Picture taken at Museo di Geologia e Paleontologia Florence Italy (Università degli Studi di Firenze) on August 2019.
Saturday, October 12, 2019
False Cypress Cone Fossil
This image shows a false cypress cone 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 microscope image. Field of view on image is 8 mm.
Labels:
colorado,
cone,
eocene,
florissant,
paleogene
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Dance Fly Fossil
This image shows a Diptera (Dance Fly) 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 microscope image. Field of view on image is 4 mm.
Learn more about this order of insect here:
http://www.fossilmuseum.net/Fossil_Galleries/Insect_Galleries_by_Order/Diptera/Diptera.htm
Labels:
colorado,
eocene,
florissant,
fly,
insect,
microscope,
paleogene
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