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Photo#1172745
Insect fossil
Copyright © 2015 Salvador Vitanza

Insect fossil
Florissant, Teller County, Colorado, USA
Wasp?
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 - 8:46pm
Last updated 1 December, 2020 - 4:31pm

Moved
Moved from Insects.
… john and jane balaban, 14 March, 2016 - 8:49pm login or register to post comments

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How interesting! Male in the Myrmicinae. I can't see enough detail to give you a finer identification.
… Brendon E. Boudinot, 12 March, 2016 - 1:12am login or register to post comments

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… Robert Lord Zimlich, 22 December, 2015 - 8:13am login or register to post comments

Ant?
It seems to be an ant to me.
… Pierre-Marc Brousseau, 9 December, 2015 - 10:39pm login or register to post comments

 
Thank you Pierre!
Yes, it could be an ant. It is only about 3 mm long.
… Salvador Vitanza, 10 December, 2015 - 7:25am login or register to post comments

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