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Photo#1172725
Insect fossil

Insect fossil
Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Heteroptera?
Mr. Joseph Cancellare allowed me to photograph his large collection of insect fossils. We only had time to shoot a small part of his collection; which "consists of 2400 catalogued plants, insects, and fish fossils." For more information about his collection and fossil location go to:
Investigation of Fossil Insect Systematics of Specimens Collected at the Clare Quarry Site in the Florissant Fossil Beds, Florissant, Colorado from 1996 to Present

Estimated age is 34.07 +/- 0.10 million years old.

Rhyparochromidae?

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looks like Heteroptera.
looks like Heteroptera.

 
Thank you Even!
I agree. These insect fossils are not easy, but it is fun to see how these bugs might have looked like so many years ago. Thanks!

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