Florissant (Carnegie Collection) (Eocene of the United States)

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

• "shales"

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: adpression

Reposited in the CM

Primary reference: F. M. Carpenter. 1930. The Fossil Ants of North America. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University 70:1-66 [C. Labandeira/C. Labandeira/M. Kosnik]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 132362: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 15.08.2012

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Taxonomic list

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Insecta
 Hymenoptera - Formicidae
Lasius peritulus, Elaeomyrmex coloradensis, Protazteca elongata, Protazteca capitata, Protazteca quadrata, Iridomyrmex florissantius, Miomyrmex impactus, Miomyrmex striatus, Liometopum scudderi, Liometopum miocenicum, Aphaenogaster mayri, Messor sculpturatus
Lasius peritulus Cockerell 1927 ant
CM no. 9
Elaeomyrmex coloradensis Carpenter 1930 ant
CM no. 6
Protazteca elongata Carpenter 1930 ant
CM no. 13, 14
Protazteca capitata Carpenter 1930 ant
CM no. 16
Protazteca quadrata Carpenter 1930 ant
CM no. 15
Iridomyrmex florissantius Carpenter 1930 ant
CM no. 7
Miomyrmex impactus Cockerell 1927 ant
CM no. 3
Miomyrmex striatus Carpenter 1930 ant
CM no. 4
Liometopum scudderi Carpenter 1930 ant
CM no. 2
Liometopum miocenicum Carpenter 1930 ant
CM no. 17, 18
Aphaenogaster mayri Carpenter 1930 ant
CM no. 10
Messor sculpturatus Carpenter 1930 ant
CM no. 11