
Top: Populus wilmattae (Salicaceae) Morphotype ID: PC006 (PCnnn is Parachute Creek with sequential number)
Bottom: ?
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Left: Populus wilmattae (Salicaceae) Morphotype ID: PC006
Right: ?
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Pile of wrapped fossils that are research specimens for the Utah Field House in Vernal.
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Populus wilmattae (Salicaceae) Morphotype ID: PC006
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Macginitiea wyomingensis (Platanaceae) Morphotype ID: PC001
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Leguminosites (Leguminosae) Morphotype ID: PC044
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Populus wilmattae (Salicaceae) Morphotype ID: PC006 Leaf shows damage from gall (wasp injects larvae) or fungal damage.
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Possibly; Celtis mccoshii (Ulmaceae) Morphotype ID: PC043
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Possibly insect larva (Diptera: cf. tipulidae; crane fly). Some think it is a dragonfly tail with attached stinger.
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Small 5 petal flower Morphotype ID: PC134
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Small 4 petal flower Morphotype ID: PC131
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Macginitiea wyomingensis ("The Perfect Macginitiea") (Platanaceae) Morphotype ID: PC001
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Macginitiea wyomingensis ("The Perfect Macginitiea") (Platanaceae) Morphotype ID: PC001
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Macginitiea wyomingensis ("The Perfect Macginitiea") (Platanaceae) Morphotype ID: PC001
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Looks like a root ball?
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Fossil leaf in bowl-like depression.
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Possibly Leguminosites (Leguminosae) Morphotype ID: PC044
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Macginitiea wyomingensis (Platanaceae) Morphotype ID: PC001
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Populus wilmattae (Salicaceae) Morphotype ID: PC006
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Cedrelospermum nervosum (Ulmaceae) Morphotype ID: PC015 Three leaves on top of one another.
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Styrax transversa (Styracaceae) Morphotype ID: PC041
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Parvileguminophyllum coloradensis Morphotype ID: PC012
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Top: Aleurites glandulosa (Euphorbiaceae) Morphotype ID: PC005
Lower Left: Equisetum (Equisetaceae) - horsetail, scouring rush Morphotype ID: PC016
Lower Right: Lygodium kaulfussii (Schizeaceae) Morphotype ID: PC010
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Top: ?? Possibly Populus cinnamomoides (Salicaceae) Morphotype ID: PC008
Bottom: Populus wilmattae (Salicaceae) Morphotype ID: PC006
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Heart-shaped leaf. Could grow like this naturally, but more likely due to initial damage from insects that caused distorted growth.
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Counterpart of previous heart-shaped leaf.
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Both parts of previous heart-shaped leaf.
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Macginitiea wyomingensis (Platanaceae) Morphotype ID: PC001
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Huge containing many different leaves of several different species.
Macginitiea wyomingensis (large leaves on left and right) (Platanaceae) Morphotype ID: PC001
Top Left: Lygodium kaulfussii (Schizeaceae) Morphotype ID: PC010
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Left to Right: Glade Gunther, Kirk Johnson, Rich Barclay & Paul Brown working on large slab
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Posing (resting!)
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Rich Barclay with one of our best finds - a very well preserved species in the chocolate family. Sterculia coloradensis (Sterculiacaea) Morphotype ID: PC003
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Sterculia coloradensis (Sterculiacaea) Morphotype ID: PC003 Very well preserved species in the chocolate family.
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Sterculia coloradensis (Sterculiacaea) Morphotype ID: PC003 Very well preserved species in the chocolate family.
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Sterculia coloradensis (Sterculiacaea) Morphotype ID: PC003 Very well preserved species in the chocolate family.
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Sterculia coloradensis (Sterculiacaea) Morphotype ID: PC003 Very well preserved species in the chocolate family.
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Sterculia coloradensis (Sterculiacaea) Morphotype ID: PC003 Very well preserved species in the chocolate family.
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Splitting rock slabs is like flipping the pages of a book on earth's history. In this case, it's a rather large book!
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Possibly Morphotype ID: PC127
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Allophylus flexifolia (Sapindaceae) Morphotype ID: PC018
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Insects: Diptera: cf. tipulidae (crane flies) These adult crane flies died and settled in trough of ripples in the lake. They were only dead a few days with most missing their wings, but bodies still intact.
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Insects: Diptera: cf. tipulidae (crane flies) These adult crane flies died and settled in trough of ripples in the lake. They were only dead a few days with most missing their wings, but bodies still intact.
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Equisetum (Equisetaceae) - horsetail, scouring rush Morphotype ID: PC016
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Macginitiea wyomingensis (Platanaceae) Morphotype ID: PC001
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Liquidambar lesquereuxi - Sweet gum (Hamamelidaceae) Morphotype ID: PC002 Leaf shows insect damage (3 wholes to right of primary vein)
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Possibly insect larva (Diptera: cf. tipulidae; crane fly). Some think it is a dragonfly tail.
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Possibly insect larva (Diptera: cf. tipulidae; crane fly). Some think it is a dragonfly tail with attached stinger.
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Feather
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Possibly insect larva (Diptera: cf. tipulidae; crane fly). Some think it is a dragonfly tail.
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Ant
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Ant (close-up of previous image)
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COLEOPTERA, Carabidae Beetle (see: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/ tertiary/eoc/greenbugs.html)
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Insect (beetle?)
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COLEOPTERA, curculionidae (A weevil, herbivorous insect with long snouts) See: http://www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/tertiary/ eoc/greenbugs.html
http://www.coloradomtn.edu/campus_rfl/ staff_rfl/kohls/coleoptera.html)
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Bee? Possibly DIPTERA, myiomorpha. (see: http://www.coloradomtn.edu/ campus_rfl/staff_rfl/Kohls/diptera.html)
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Grasshopper
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Grasshopper
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