USGS 17-5; Cathedral Bluffs south of Little Tommies Draw: Ypresian, Colorado
collected by Winchester
List of taxa
Where & when
Geology
Taphonomy & methods
Metadata & references
Taxonomic list
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Insecta
- Hymenoptera
- Ichneumonidae
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Eopimpla grandis n. gen., n. sp.
Cockerell 1921
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| USNM 66581 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Trichoptera
- Hydroptilidae
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Hydroptila phileos n. sp.
Cockerell 1921
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1 specimen | |||||||||
| USNM 66553 (3 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Diptera
- Limoniidae
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Insecta
- Diptera
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Acanthomyites aldrichi n. gen., n. sp.
Cockerell 1921
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Cockerell 1921 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| USNM 66925 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Diptera
- Syrphidae
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| 1 specimen | ||||||||||
| USNM 66585 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Diptera
- Empididae
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Rhamphomyia enena n. sp.
Cockerell 1921
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Cockerell 1921 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| USNM 66921 (3 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Diptera
- Bibionidae
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| several specimens | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Orthoptera
- Gryllidae
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| Cockerell 1921 | 1 specimen | |||||||||
| USNM 66918 (1 measurement) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Delphacidae
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Delphax veterum n. sp.
Cockerell 1921
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Cockerell 1921 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| USNM 66926 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hemiptera
- Dinidoridae
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Dinidorites margiformis n. gen., n. sp.
Cockerell 1921
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Cockerell 1921 | 1 specimen | ||||||||
| USNM 66927 (3 measurements) | ||||||||||
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Insecta
- Hemiptera
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| Cockerell 1925 | 1 specimen | |||||||||
| USNM 69186 (2 measurements) | ||||||||||
| see common names | ||||||||||
Geography
| Country: | United States | State/province: | Colorado |
| Coordinates: | 39.8° North, 108.6° West (view map) | ||
| Paleocoordinates: | 47.6° North, 83.2° West (Wright 2013) | ||
| Basis of coordinate: | based on nearby landmark | ||
| Geographic resolution: | small collection |
Time
| Period: | Paleogene | Epoch: | Eocene |
| Stage: | Ypresian | 10 m.y. bin: | Cenozoic 2 |
| Key time interval: | Ypresian | ||
| Age range of interval: | 56 - 48.07 m.y. ago |
Stratigraphy
| Formation: | Wasatch | Member: | Cathedral Bluffs Tongue |
| Stratigraphic resolution: | group of beds |
Lithology and environment
| Primary lithology: | lithified "shale" | ||
| Environment: | lacustrine - large | Tectonic setting: | intermontane basin |
Taphonomy
| Modes of preservation: | mold/impression |
| Size of fossils: | macrofossils |
Collection methods and comments
| Collection methods: | survey of museum collection |
| Reason for describing collection: | taxonomic analysis |
| Museum repositories: | USNM |
| Collectors: | Winchester |
Metadata
| Database number: | 105004 | ||
| Authorizer: | M. Clapham | Enterer: | M. Clapham, J. Karr, A. Aguilar |
| Modifier: | M. Carrano | Research group: | paleoentomology |
| Created: | 2011-02-13 14:41:50 | Last modified: | 2025-02-22 15:12:02 |
| Access level: | the public | Released: | 2011-02-13 14:41:50 |
| Creative Commons license: | CC0 |
Reference information
Primary reference:
| 5005. | ETE 717 | T. D. A. Cockerell. 1921. Eocene Insects from the Rocky Mountains. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 57:233-260 [C. Labandeira/C. Labandeira/M. Clapham] |
Secondary references:
| 5045 | ETE 757 | T. D. A. Cockerell. 1921. Some Eocene Insects from Colorado and Wyoming. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 59:29-39 [C. Labandeira/C. Labandeira/M. Kosnik] |
| 5050 | ETE 762 | T. D. A. Cockerell. 1925. Fossil insects in the United States National Museum. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 64(13):1-15 [C. Labandeira/C. Labandeira/M. Clapham] |