Taphonomy of the Fossil Insects of the Middle Eocene Kishenehn Formation

The lacustrine oil shales of the Coal Creek Member of the Kishenehn Formation in northwestern Montana comprise a relatively unstudied middle Eocene fossil insect locality. Herein, we detail the stratigraphic position of the fossiliferous unit, describe the insect fauna of the Coal Creek locality and...

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Published in:	Acta palaeontologica Polonica Vol. 60; no. 4; pp. 931 - 947
Main Authors:	Greenwalt, Dale E., Rose, Tim R., Siljestrom, Sandra M., Goreva, Yulia S., Constenius, Kurt N., Wingerath, Jonathan G.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Institute of Paleobiology, Polish Academy of Sciences 01-12-2015 Polska Akademia Nauk, Instytut Paleobiologii Institute of Paleobiology PAS
Subjects:	Animals, Fossil depositional environment Diptera Eocene Hemiptera Insect populations Montana Natural history taphonomy USA varve United States
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