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Fossil Elateridae Elytra SRIC
Copyright © 2008 Karl Volkman

Fossil Elateridae Elytra SRIC
Klondike Mountain Formation, 49 milliion years old, Ferry County, Washington, USA
February 8, 2008
Size: ~9mm long
A pair of elytra identified as belonging to the Elateridae family. One of the great things about Republic is that many of the insects still display preserved color-patterning.

The environment which this specimen lived in was upland subtropical/Temperate, think SE Asia and SE USA combined, subtropical mixed broad leaf forest with a strong coniferous segment.
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Contributed by Karl Volkman on 10 February, 2008 - 3:58pm
Last updated 20 March, 2008 - 8:39pm

consider also
Buprestidae, that shape and 'color' pattern seems more likely - to me anyway.
… Phillip Harpootlian, 11 February, 2008 - 9:18am login or register to post comments

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