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Copyright © 2015 Salvador Vitanza

Insect fossil

Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA

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.

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Contributed by Salvador Vitanza on 9 December, 2015 - 8:31pm
Last updated 1 December, 2020 - 4:32pm

Moved

Moved from Insects.

… john and jane balaban, 14 March, 2016 - 8:49pm

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Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 22 December, 2015 - 8:13am

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Thank you Robert!

for your kind help and attention.

… Salvador Vitanza, 22 December, 2015 - 8:24am

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This is an awesome collection

Thanks for sharing

… Robert Lord Zimlich, 22 December, 2015 - 3:06pm

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Thank you Robert!

I could make an appointment to shoot another section of his collection of insect fossils. It will probably happen after the holidays. He is a busy man, but happy to share this information with others. I'm glad you like them.

… Salvador Vitanza, 22 December, 2015 - 3:41pm

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Fly?

Compression fossils are tough for me to interpret. Could be a fly or a wasp, depending on whether there are two or four wings.

… John F. Carr, 9 December, 2015 - 9:06pm

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Yes,

I am not sure if it is Diptera or Hymenoptera, but I shot these fossils today with the express intent to share them with the BugGuide community. I also shot some insects in amber, but those came out of the Dominican Republic and the Baltic Sea area and thus, I cannot submit them to BG. Thank you in advance for any help identifying these fossils.

… Salvador Vitanza, 9 December, 2015 - 9:11pm

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