A Fossil Gymnopternus Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from the Florissant Beds, Colorado

Gymnopternus lacustris n. sp. (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) is described from a compression fossil from the Eocene/Oligocene Florissant beds of Colorado, U.S.A. Gymnopternus has a rich recent fauna in North Americm and its fossil presence in these deposits is evidence of the essentially “modern” generic...

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Main Author: Daniel J. Bickel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1995-01-01
Series:Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1995/18952
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description Gymnopternus lacustris n. sp. (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) is described from a compression fossil from the Eocene/Oligocene Florissant beds of Colorado, U.S.A. Gymnopternus has a rich recent fauna in North Americm and its fossil presence in these deposits is evidence of the essentially “modern” generic composition of the Tertiary dolichopodid fauna.
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spelling doaj-art-d07d523f8a2b4f41adfcad027e416af02025-02-03T06:48:17ZengWileyPsyche: A Journal of Entomology0033-26151687-74381995-01-011023-416917210.1155/1995/18952A Fossil Gymnopternus Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from the Florissant Beds, ColoradoDaniel J. Bickel0Australian Museum, College & William Streets, Sydney South, NSW 2000, AustraliaGymnopternus lacustris n. sp. (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) is described from a compression fossil from the Eocene/Oligocene Florissant beds of Colorado, U.S.A. Gymnopternus has a rich recent fauna in North Americm and its fossil presence in these deposits is evidence of the essentially “modern” generic composition of the Tertiary dolichopodid fauna.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1995/18952
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A Fossil Gymnopternus Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from the Florissant Beds, Colorado
Psyche: A Journal of Entomology
title A Fossil Gymnopternus Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from the Florissant Beds, Colorado
title_full A Fossil Gymnopternus Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from the Florissant Beds, Colorado
title_fullStr A Fossil Gymnopternus Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from the Florissant Beds, Colorado
title_full_unstemmed A Fossil Gymnopternus Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from the Florissant Beds, Colorado
title_short A Fossil Gymnopternus Loew (Diptera: Dolichopodidae) from the Florissant Beds, Colorado
title_sort fossil gymnopternus loew diptera dolichopodidae from the florissant beds colorado
url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1995/18952
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