Where: Teller County, Colorado (38.9° N, 105.3° W: paleocoordinates 40.4° N, 97.0° W)
• coordinate based on nearby landmark
• small collection-level geographic resolution
When: Florissant Formation, Chadronian (37.2 - 33.9 Ma)
Environment/lithology: lacustrine - large; lithified, diatomaceous, tuffaceous shale
Size class: mesofossils
Preservation: adpression
Collected by W. P. Cockerell, T. D. A. Cockerell, S. A. Rohwer; reposited in the UCM
Primary reference: M. T. James. 1937. A preliminary review of certain families of Diptera from the Florissant Miocene Beds. Journal of Paleontology 11(3):241-247 [C. Labandeira/C. Labandeira/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 106379: authorized by John Alroy, entered by John Alroy on 13.03.2011, edited by Amy Delelli, Jered Karr and Matthew Clapham
Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)
Taxonomic list
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Xylomyia moratula n. sp.15
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sensu lato Anthomyia atavella n. sp.12
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Alepidophora minor n. sp.18
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Mecistoneuron perpetuum n. gen. n. sp.18
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"Trichoscelis patefacta n. sp." = Trixoscelis patefacta18
"Trichoscelis patefacta n. sp." = Trixoscelis patefacta18 Melander 1949 fly AMNH 26618 (W.M. Wheeler)
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Mycetaulus incretus n. sp.18
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Sciomyza florissantensis n. sp.10
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Sciara dormitans n. sp.18
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Chironomus requiescens18, Chironomus pausatus n. sp.18, Chironomus scudderiellus18, Chironomus primaevus n. sp.18
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"Helius faecarius" = Dicranomyia faecarius18
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"Dryops eruptus n. sp." = Helichus eruptus23
"Dryops eruptus n. sp." = Helichus eruptus23 Wickham 1911 long toed water beetle AMNH, Florissant 1906 no. 244
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Podabrus wheeleri n. sp.21
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Cardiophorus florissantensis n. sp.26, ? Cardiophorus deprivatus n. sp.26, "Corymbites primitivus n. sp." = Ctenicera primitiva20, "Corymbites propheticus" = Ctenicera prophetica26
"Corymbites primitivus n. sp." = Ctenicera primitiva20 Wickham 1908 click beetle YPM 2, coll. Geo.N. Rohwer
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"Bruchus florissantensis n. sp." = Oligobruchus florissantensis24 Wickham 1912 palm bruchid S.A. Rohwer
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Cryptorhynchus kerri25, Anthonomus rohweri n. sp.25, Geralophus antiquarius23, Geralophus lassatus23, Geralophus repositus25
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"Magdalis striaticeps n. sp." = Pseudomesauletes striaticeps23, "Docirhynchus culex" = Pseudomesauletes (Pseudomesauletes) culex23
"Magdalis striaticeps n. sp." = Pseudomesauletes striaticeps23 Wickham 1911 tooth-nosed snout weevil UCM, Florissant 1906 no. 256(195)
"Docirhynchus culex" = Pseudomesauletes (Pseudomesauletes) culex23 Scudder 1893 tooth-nosed snout weevil No. 121, 261
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Synchroa quiescens n. sp.23
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Mordellistena florissantensis n. sp.24
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"Ologlyptus primus n. sp." = Pelecyphorus (Stenosides) primus22
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Phloeonemites miocenus n. gen. n. sp.24
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Megaraphidia elegans n. gen. n. sp.3
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"Osmylidia requietus" = Osmylidia requieta4
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Andrena grandipes n. sp.11
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Amblyteles pealei n. sp.17
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"Parotermes scudderi n. sp." = Zootermopsis coloradensis14
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"Embia florissantensis" = Lithembia florissantensis6
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Echinaphis rohweri n. gen. n. sp.13
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"Aphidopsis lutaria" = Siphonophoroides antiqua8
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Lithocicada perita n. gen. n. sp.1
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