Wednesday, July 15, 2020
Wasp Fossil
This image shows a wasp insect fossil found in the Florissant Formation of Teller County, Colorado, USA. The field of view (FOV) is 5 mm. It dates to the Eocene Epoch of the Paleogene Period.
Thanks to Kenny for the image.
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
Caddis Fly Insect Fossil
This image shows a Caddis 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 image.
Labels:
colorado,
eocene,
florissant,
insect,
paleogene
Monday, July 13, 2020
Maclurites Gastropod Fossil
This gastropod fossil was seen at the New Harmony Indiana USA Working Men's Institute Museum & Library in June 2020. It was identified as a Maclurites (Lesueur. 1818). The fossil dates to Middle Ordovician Period. Found in the Bobcaygeon Formation. It has a special significance because the fossil was named by naturalist Charles Alexandre Lesueur for geologist William Maclure. Both of these people lived at New Harmony in the 1820s.
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