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Plant and Insect Fossil Finds From Florissant Fossil Quarry ( Colorado )
Samurai posted a topic in Fossil ID
Location: Colorado Time: Late Eocene Epoch Formation: Florissant Formation Hello! I had the fortunate opportunity to visit the famous Florissant Fossil Quarry in Colorado and was able to collect some amazing stuff before the rain ended our class fossil hunting ventures. Nevertheless I have at least 3 insects that I was hoping I could ask for identifications on for here! I also added some of my plant fossil finds if anyone can recognize those too it would be great! Found this little fly guy Mosquito? or something else? Insect larvae? Or just missing the wings? To me this looks like a possible larvae of some insect, but the wings present in the top right might suggest another story, what do you think? All of my insects just so happened to be next to each other with some amorphous plant debris Fossil Flower? I spotted this guy right as we arrived lying in a mound by the road Sorry for the grainy photos, this guy just could not focus for the life of me Leaves: Other plant material: Couldn't really categorize this one. It was very weird to say the least as it looks very plant like but I have a feeling it could be something more.- 1 reply
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From the album: Florissant Fossil Bed collected by Me
Dryopteris guyottii Rare but I suspects the tip is uncommonly preserved. Two specimens and their negative molds. One is a partial leaf and the other is the tip of a leaf. -
Due to deeply discounted air travel , my wife and I decided to take a spur of the moment vacation to Colorado, a state I have never been to. We will plan on visiting Florissant and Douglas Pass for sure . I am open for other suggested fossil or mineral sites off the beaten path or special photographic spots that would be worth checking out. We will travel from Florissant to Grand Junction via Rt 24 and Rt 50. From there, we will loop back to Winter Park via I 70 and Rt 131. It is a 5 day trip so a little deviation from this itinerary is possible. Any suggestion will be truly appreciated and will help to make a wonderful vacation that I can share with TFF. Mike
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http://gazette.com/springs-girl-reacts-to-fossil-find-i-think-im-going-to-be-pretty-famous/article/1502195 This was on the Colorado Springs TV news today with an interview of the girl, and some pictures of the fossil. Pretty cool. Ramo
