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Green River Formation, Parachute Creek Member.
Eocene, Lutetian, ~42 Ma.
Douglas Pass, Mesa County, Colorado, USA
Microscope FOV ~10mm.
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A hymenopteran, I suspect this may be a bee or bee relative.
Florissant Formation.
Eocene, Priabonian, ~34 Ma.
Teller County, Colorado, USA.
Scale in Centimeters.
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Poorly preserved, initially difficult to identify. Multiple entomologists have helped me realize this is a caddisfly larva.
Florissant Formation.
Eocene, Priabonian, ~34 Ma.
Teller County, Colorado, USA.
Scale in centimeters.
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Poorly preserved, but with identifiable anatomy
Florissant Formation
Eocene, Priabonian, ~34 Ma.
Teller County, Colorado, USA
Scale in centimeters
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March flies are perhaps the most common insects at Florissant. The wings are often not preserved.
Florissant Formation
Eocene, Priabonian, ~34 Ma.
Teller County, Colorado, USA
Scale in centimeters
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Florissant Formation
Eocene, Proabonian, ~34 Ma.
Teller County, Colorado, USA
Scale in centimeters
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	<a href='https://www.thefossilforum.com/gallery/image/64477-fossil-fly-diptera-brachycera/' title='Fossil Fly (Diptera: Brachycera)'><img src='https://media.invisioncic.com/e327962/monthly_2025_07/large.0B8EEB4A-F79B-433E-8F61-C06701144984.jpeg.6c07473a0572dbb2c20d163ced09b183.jpeg' title="Fossil Fly (Diptera: Brachycera)" alt="Fossil Fly (Diptera: Brachycera)"></a>
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Florissant Formation
Eocene, Priabonian, ~34 Ma.
Teller County, Colorado, USA
Scale in millimeters
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	<a href='https://www.thefossilforum.com/gallery/image/64476-fossil-fly-diptera/' title='Fossil Fly (Diptera)'><img src='https://media.invisioncic.com/e327962/monthly_2025_07/large.IMG_4518.jpeg.99f7937ac08b37bb30aea7c295598140.jpeg' title="Fossil Fly (Diptera)" alt="Fossil Fly (Diptera)"></a>
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Possibly an aphid or shield bug (Pentatomidae)
Florissant Formation
Eocene, Priabonian, ~34 Ma.
Teller County, Colorado, USA
Scale in millimeters
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Florissant Formation
Eocene, Priabonian, ~34 Ma.
Teller County, Colorado, USA
Microscope FOV: ~10mm
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(Likely) parasitoid wasp
Florissant Formation
Eocene, Priabonian, ~34 Ma.
Teller County, Colorado, USA
Microscope FOV: ~10mm
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	<a href='https://www.thefossilforum.com/gallery/image/64473-parasitoid-wasp-hymenoptera-apocrita/' title='Parasitoid Wasp (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)'><img src='https://media.invisioncic.com/e327962/monthly_2025_07/large.IMG_9465.jpeg.d6be597a3bbcf22884edf9386229647d.jpeg' title="Parasitoid Wasp (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)" alt="Parasitoid Wasp (Hymenoptera, Apocrita)"></a>
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