The Fossils

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