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, G. N. Rohwer, S. A. Rohwer, M. Smith in 1907, 1908; reposited in the UCM
Primary reference: T. D. A. Cockerell. 1907. Some Old World types of insects in the Miocene of Colorado. Science 26(666):446-447 [C. Labandeira/C. Labandeira/J. Alroy]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 106380: 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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"Weinmannia phenacophylla" = Weinmannia haydenii4
"Weinmannia phenacophylla" = Weinmannia haydenii4 Lesquereux 1873 | |
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Insecta | |
"Bittacomorpha miocenica n. sp." = Ptychoptera miocenica15
"Bittacomorpha miocenica n. sp." = Ptychoptera miocenica15 Cockerell 1910 phantom crane fly UCM 8636
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Asilus peritulus n. sp.12, "Leptis florissantina n. sp." = Dioctria florissantina10, Cophura antiquella n. sp.19, "Ceraturgopsis praecursor n. sp." = Ceraturgus praecursor22
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Melanderella glossalis n. sp.12, Verrallites cladurus n. gen. n. sp.17, "Megacosmus secundus n. sp." = Ylasoia secunda16
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Atrichops hesperius n. sp.20
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Leptis mystaceaeformis n. sp.12
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"Oplonaeschna lapidaria n. sp." = Oligaeschna lapidaria18
"Oplonaeschna lapidaria n. sp." = Oligaeschna lapidaria18 Cockerell and Counts 1913 darner dragonfly USNM 59922
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Enallagma mortuella n. sp.11
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"Aulacus bradleyi n. sp." = Pristaulacus bradleyi2
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Passaloecus fasciatus n. sp.26
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Andrena hypolitha n. sp.4
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"Calyptus wilmattae n. sp." = Eubazus wilmattae2
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Dineura fuscipennis n. sp.25, Dineura cockerelli n. sp.24, Eriocampa bruesi n. sp.25, Nortonella typica n. gen. n. sp.25
Dineura cockerelli n. sp.24 Rohwer 1908 wood wasp S.A. Rohwer, 1907 (additional specimen by Geo. N. Rohwer, 1908)
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"Schizocerus konowi n. sp." = Sterictiphora konowi25
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"Halter americana n. sp." = Marquettia americana
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"Palaeochrysa ferruginea n. sp." = Lithochrysa ferruginea13
"Palaeochrysa ferruginea n. sp." = Lithochrysa ferruginea13 Cockerell 1909 green lacewing S.A. Rohwer
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"Raphidia exhumata n. sp." = Megaraphidia exhumata12
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Melanophila handlirschi n. sp.29
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"Mordella lapidicola n. sp." = Petrimordella lapidicola27
"Mordella lapidicola n. sp." = Petrimordella lapidicola27 Wickham 1909 tumbling flower beetle YPM No. 9
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Metachroma florissantensis n. sp.29
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Ceruchus fuchsii n. sp.28
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Paussopsis nearctica n. gen. n. sp.16
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Phenacopsyche vexans n. gen. n. sp.9
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Ischnoptera brunneri n. sp.12
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"Labiduromma scudderi n. sp." = Rupiforficula scudderi1
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"Labiduromma gurneyi n. sp." = Petrolabis gurneyi1
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"Eobanksia bittaciformis n. gen. n. sp." = Taphacris bittaciformis9
"Eobanksia bittaciformis n. gen. n. sp." = Taphacris bittaciformis9 Cockerell 1909 monkey grasshopper Miss Gertrude Darling
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Taeniopodites pardalis n. gen. n. sp.14
Taeniopodites pardalis n. gen. n. sp.14 Cockerell 1909 spur-throated grasshopper BMNH In 19228; part is in U Colorado Museum
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Teleocoris pothetias n. gen. n. sp.23
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Poliosphageus psychrus n. gen. n. sp.23
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"Anconatus gillettei n. sp." = Siphonophoroides gillettei7
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