Finding Fossilized Insects in the Mojave by Farrall S. Smith
Desert USA, http://www.desertusa...il-insects.html
Other online material about the Barstow fossil insects.
Fossil Insects And Vertebrates On The Mojave Desert,
California, http://inyo.coffeecu...towfossils.html
Fossilized Insect Nodule Project Overview (A brief look
at the fossilized insects found within Calcium carbonate
rock nodules found in the Mojave Desert.) by Farrall S.
Smith http://www.scribd.co...roject-Overview
Miller, K.B. and S.H. Lubkin, 2001, Calicovatellus
petrodytes Miller and Lubkin, a new genus and species
of primitive vatelline diving beetle (Coleoptera:
Dytiscidae: Hydroporinae: Vatellini) from the
Miocene Barstow Formation, Southern California,
USA. Journal of Paleontology. vol. 75, pp. 890-894.
PDF file at http://whitinglab.by...icovatellus.pdf
link at http://whitinglab.by...blications.aspx
Ostracod fossils from the Barstow Formation location:
Wilkinson, I. P., P. R. Wilby, M. Williams, D. J. Siveter,
A. A. Page, L. Leggitt. and D. A. Riley, 2010, Exceptionally
preserved ostracodes from a Middle Miocene
palaeolake, California, USA. Journal of the Geological
Society. vol. 167, no. 4, pp. 817-825.
PDF file at http://nora.nerc.ac....rom_Barstow.pdf
Best wishes,
Paul H.