Phenanthera petalifera Flower Fossil

This fossil flower was found in the Florissant Formation of Teller County, Colorado USA. It appears to be Phenanthera petalifera (Hollick, 1907). Fossil dates to the Eocene Epoch of the Paleogene Period (about 34 million years ago).

Appropriately, this being a flower fossil that florissant is French for flowering. Thanks to Kenny for this picture.

The American Naturalist, Sept. 1908, Some Results of the Florissant Expedition of 1908 by Professor T.D.A. Cockerell (page 576)

Anaethalion knorri Fish Fossil

This fossil was displayed on August 2022, at the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge,Massachusetts, USA. This fish fossil is called Anaethalion knorri (Blainville, 1818).  Fish lived during the Jurassic Period (Kimmeridgian Stage). Fossil was found Solnhofen Limestone Formation of Bavaria, Germany. Catalog number is MCZ5333.

This display was odd in the MCZBASE database lists its name as Aethalion knorri but the name on the wall in the museum lists it as Analthanion knorr.

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:VP:VPF-5333 

Urocles lepidotus Fish Fossil

This fossil was displayed on August 2022, at the Harvard Museum of Natural History in Cambridge,Massachusetts, USA. This fish fossil is called Urocles lepidotus (Agassiz).  Fish lived during the Jurassic Period (Kimmeridgian Stage). Fossil was found Solnhofen Limestone Formation of Bavaria, Germany. Catalog number is MCZ5336.

https://mczbase.mcz.harvard.edu/guid/MCZ:VP:VPF-5336