Crane Fly Fossil

This image shows a crane fly insect fossil found in the Florissant Formation of Teller County, Colorado, USA. The genus might be a Tipula. It dates to the Eocene Epoch of the Paleogene Period. Thanks to Kenny for the image.

Indonesian Bivalve Fossil

Recently, my cousin returned from a trip where he acquired some bivalve fossils at a Colorado rock shop. He was told they were from Indonesia. After doing some research on the Internet of other dealers selling fossils like this, the name being used is either Paphia sp. or Striarca cheribonensis. The locality might be either Solo River or Sangrian Done, Jawa Tengah, Java, Indonesia. Fossil dates to the Pliocene Epoch.

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.