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Florissant , Teller County, Colorado, USA

Lat/Long (Decimal)38.9458,-105.289
Co-ordinates Derivationbased on nearby landmark
Given LocationColorado, United States
Mindat.org Region (for given coordinates)Teller County, Colorado, USA

Collections

CollectionReferenceStratigraphic NameCommentsLithologyAge
Florissant (former Princeton collection)Scudder S. H.Florissant - Middle Shale"shale"37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Florissant (USGS collection)Scudder S. H.Florissant - Middle Shale"shale"37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

Recorded Fossils

Accepted NameHierarchyAge
Tethneus guyoti
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Araneae : Araneidae : Tethneus : Tethneus guyoti37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Clubiona arcana
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Araneae : Clubionidae : Clubiona : Clubiona arcana37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Palaeodrassus hesternus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Araneae : Gnaphosidae : Palaeodrassus : Palaeodrassus hesternus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Araneaovoius columbiae
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Araneae : Araneaovoius : Araneaovoius columbiae37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Segestria secessa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Arachnida : Araneae : Segestriidae : Segestria : Segestria secessa37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Paltorhynchus depratus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Belidae : Paltorhynchus : Paltorhynchus depratus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Paltorhynchus narwhal
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Belidae : Paltorhynchus : Paltorhynchus narwhal37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Toxorhynchus arctus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Brentidae : Toxorhynchus : Toxorhynchus arctus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Toxorhynchus pumilum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Brentidae : Toxorhynchus : Toxorhynchus pumilum37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Byrrhus romingeri
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Byrrhidae : Byrrhus : Byrrhus romingeri37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Atalantycha humata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Cantharidae : Atalantycha : Atalantycha humata37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Trypherus aboriginalis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Cantharidae : Trypherus : Trypherus aboriginalis37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Amara danae
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Amara : Amara danae37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Amara sterilis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Amara : Amara sterilis37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Bembidium tumulorum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Bembidium : Bembidium tumulorum37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Harpalus whitfieldii
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Harpalus : Harpalus whitfieldii37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Pterostichus walcotti
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Carabidae : Pterostichus : Pterostichus walcotti37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Callidiopsites grandiceps
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Cerambycidae : Callidiopsites : Callidiopsites grandiceps37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Pidonia leidyi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Cerambycidae : Pidonia : Pidonia leidyi37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Coccinella sodoma
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Coccinellidae : Coccinella : Coccinella sodoma37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Antherophagus megalops
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Cryptophagidae : Antherophagus : Antherophagus megalops37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Anthonomus defossus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Anthonomus : Anthonomus defossus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Cleonini
tribe
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Cleonini37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Cremastorhynchus stabilis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Cremastorhynchus : Cremastorhynchus stabilis37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Cryptorhynchus evinctus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Cryptorhynchus : Cryptorhynchus evinctus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Curculio femoratus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Curculio : Curculio femoratus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Curculio minusculus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Curculio : Curculio minusculus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Eudomus pinguis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Eudomus : Eudomus pinguis37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Eudomus robustus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Eudomus : Eudomus robustus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Evopes occubatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Evopes : Evopes occubatus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Geralophus fossicius
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Geralophus : Geralophus fossicius37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Geralophus lassatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Geralophus : Geralophus lassatus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Geralophus occultus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Geralophus : Geralophus occultus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Lithogeraeus damnata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Lithogeraeus : Lithogeraeus damnata37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Ophryastites cinereus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Ophryastites : Ophryastites cinereus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Otiorhynchites absentivus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Otiorhynchites : Otiorhynchites absentivus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Smicrorhynchus macgeei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Smicrorhynchus : Smicrorhynchus macgeei37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tychius evolatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Tychius : Tychius evolatus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Attagenus aboriginalis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Dermestidae : Attagenus : Attagenus aboriginalis37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Dermestes tertiarius
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Curculionidae : Dermestes : Dermestes tertiarius37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Limonius florissantensis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Elateridae : Limonius : Limonius florissantensis37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Xestobium alutaceum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Anobiidae : Xestobium : Xestobium alutaceum37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Bledius osborni
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : Bledius : Bledius osborni37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Lithocharis scottii
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : Lithocharis : Lithocharis scottii37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Philonthus abavus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : Philonthus : Philonthus abavus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Quedius breweri
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : Quedius : Quedius breweri37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Staphylinus lesleyi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : Staphylinus : Staphylinus lesleyi37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Stenus morsei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : Stenus : Stenus morsei37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Xantholinus tenebrarius
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Staphylinidae : Xantholinus : Xantholinus tenebrarius37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Capnochroa senilis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Tenebrionidae : Capnochroa : Capnochroa senilis37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Gonodera antiqua
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Tenebrionidae : Gonodera : Gonodera antiqua37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Spiladopygia exsulata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Dermaptera : Anisolabididae : Spiladopygia : Spiladopygia exsulata37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Spiladopygia mortalis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Dermaptera : Anisolabididae : Spiladopygia : Spiladopygia mortalis37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Labiduromma bormansi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Dermaptera : Labiduridae : Labiduromma : Labiduromma bormansi37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Cyttaromyia princetoniana
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Cylindrotomidae : Cyttaromyia : Cyttaromyia princetoniana37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Dicranomyia stagnorum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Limoniidae : Dicranomyia : Dicranomyia stagnorum37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Rhabdomastix primogenitalis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Limoniidae : Rhabdomastix : Rhabdomastix primogenitalis37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tipula clauda
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Tipulidae : Tipula : Tipula clauda37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tipula evanitura
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Tipulidae : Tipula : Tipula evanitura37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tipula florissanta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Tipulidae : Tipula : Tipula florissanta37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tipula internecata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Tipulidae : Tipula : Tipula internecata37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tipula limi
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Tipulidae : Tipula : Tipula limi37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tipula rigens
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Tipulidae : Tipula : Tipula rigens37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Tipula subterjacens
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Diptera : Tipulidae : Tipula : Tipula subterjacens37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Ephemera interempta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Ephemeroptera : Ephemeridae : Ephemera : Ephemera interempta37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Fulgoroidea
superfamily
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Fulgoroidea37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Siphonophoroides antiqua
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Aphididae : Siphonophoroides : Siphonophoroides antiqua37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Palaphrodes cincta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Palaphrodes : Palaphrodes cincta37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Palaphrodes irregularis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Palaphrodes : Palaphrodes irregularis37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Palaphrodes obscura
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Palaphrodes : Palaphrodes obscura37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Lithecphora setigera
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Cercopidae : Lithecphora : Lithecphora setigera37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Locrites copei
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Cercopidae : Locrites : Locrites copei37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Palecphora communis
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Cercopidae : Palecphora : Palecphora communis37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Palecphora praevalens
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Cercopidae : Palecphora : Palecphora praevalens37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Prinecphora balteata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Cercopidae : Prinecphora : Prinecphora balteata37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Agallia lewisii
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Cicadellidae : Agallia : Agallia lewisii37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Hadoa grandiosa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Cicadidae : Hadoa : Hadoa grandiosa37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Heeria gulosa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Coreidae : Heeria : Heeria gulosa37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Heeria lapidosa
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Coreidae : Heeria : Heeria lapidosa37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Florissantia elegans
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Dictyopharidae : Florissantia : Florissantia elegans37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Lygaeidae
family
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Lygaeidae37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Lygaeus faeculentus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Lygaeidae : Lygaeus : Lygaeus faeculentus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Lygaeus stabilitus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Lygaeidae : Lygaeus : Lygaeus stabilitus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Poecilocapsus fremontii
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Miridae : Poecilocapsus : Poecilocapsus fremontii37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Cacalydus lapsus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Cacalydus : Cacalydus lapsus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Rhepocoris praevalens
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Rhepocoris : Rhepocoris praevalens37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Mataeoschistus limigenus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Pentatomidae : Mataeoschistus : Mataeoschistus limigenus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Thnetoschistus revulsus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hemiptera : Pentatomidae : Thnetoschistus : Thnetoschistus revulsus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Aphaenogaster mayri
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Aphaenogaster : Aphaenogaster mayri37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Dolichoderus antiquus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Dolichoderus : Dolichoderus antiquus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Formica robusta
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Formica : Formica robusta37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Lasius peritulus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Lasius : Lasius peritulus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Liometopum miocenicum
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Liometopum : Liometopum miocenicum37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Messor sculpturatus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Messor : Messor sculpturatus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Miomyrmex impactus
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Miomyrmex : Miomyrmex impactus37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Protazteca capitata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Protazteca : Protazteca capitata37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Protazteca elongata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Protazteca : Protazteca elongata37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Protazteca quadrata
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Hymenoptera : Formicidae : Protazteca : Protazteca quadrata37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Coenagrionoidea
superfamily
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Odonata : Coenagrionoidea37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Dictyoraphidia veterana
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Raphidioptera : Baissopteridae : Dictyoraphidia : Dictyoraphidia veterana37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene
Derobrochus craterae
species
Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Trichoptera : Polycentropodidae : Derobrochus : Derobrochus craterae37.2 - 33.9 Ma
Paleogene

References

Scudder S. H. Some Insects of special interest from Florissant, Colorado and other points in the Tertiaries of Colorado and Utah, Bulletin of the United States Geological Survey 93, 1-25
Scudder S. H. Tertiary Tipulidae, with special reference to those of Florissant, Colorado, Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society 32, 163-245
Scudder S. H. The Tertiary Insects of North America, Report of the United States Geological Survey of the Territories XIII, 1-734
Scudder S. H. Tertiary Rhynchophorous Coleoptera of the United States, Monographs of the United States Geological Survey 21, 1-206
Scudder S. H. Adephagous and clavicorn Coleoptera from the Tertiary deposits at Florissant, Colorado with descriptions of a few other forms and a systematic list of the non-rhynchophorus Tertiary Coleoptera of North America, Monographs of the United States Geological Survey 40, 1-148
Wickham H. F. (1913) The Princeton collection of fossil beetles from Florissant, Annals of the Entomological Society of America 6, 359-366
Wickham H. F. (1916) The fossil Elateridae of Florissant, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard College 60 12, 493-527
Cockerell T. D. A. (1925) Fossil insects in the United States National Museum, Proceedings of the United States National Museum 64 13, 1-15
Carpenter F. M. (1930) The Fossil Ants of North America, Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 70, 1-66
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