FOSSILIZED INSECTS

Diptera-Bibionidae-March Flies (A)

Bibionidae

Florissant, Teller County, Colorado
Mr. Joseph Cancellare allowed me to photograph his large collection of insect fossils. We only had time to shoot a small part of his collection; which “consists of 2400 catalogued plants, insects, and fish fossils.” For more information about his collection and fossil location go to:
INVESTIGATION OF THE INTERMEDIATE SYSTEMATICS OF FOSSIL INSECTS COLLECTED AT THE CLARE QUARRY SITE IN THE FLORISSANT FOSSIL BEDS FROM 1996 – PRESENT

Estimated age is 34.07 +/- 0.10 million years old
Determined by John F. Carr

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