[Rockhounds] First fossil dragonflies from British Columbia identified and named

[Tim Fisher]

I said to myself more than once "I'm gonna go to McAbee" when it was still
private property, for the fish fossils (which of course I had a snowball's
chance in hell of finding a complete fish). But I never did. Then it changed
hands to the BC government and I thought that was that. Then it was reopened
to the public (and from what I hear it's not being supervised and it
probably should). They should look to Stonerose as a model for the future,
at least people can have a go at finding fossils (some very nice leaves are
probably found there most days). At least one of the dragonflies is at
Stonerose, which if you're in northeast Washington is a must see anyway. 

Tim Fisher
Http://OreRockOn.com 
Email nospam at orerockon.com


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From: Rockhounds [mailto:rockhounds-bounces at rockhounds.drizzle.com] On
Behalf Of Paul
Sent: Monday, November 04, 2019 6:44 PM
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Subject: [Rockhounds] First fossil dragonflies from British Columbia
identified and named

First fossil dragonflies from B.C. identified and named Simon Fraser
University, November 04, 2019
http://www.sfu.ca/sfunews/stories/2019/11/first-fossil-dragonflies-from-bc-i
dentified-and-named.html

Fifty-million-year-old dragonfly species that once flew in B.C. identified
for first time. Identifying dragonflies from fossils involves mapping their
distinctive wings and comparing the results to species living today. By
Kevin Griffen, Vancouver Sun, November 4, 2019
https://vancouversun.com/news/local-news/fifty-million-year-old-dragonfly-sp
ecies-that-once-flew-in-b-c-identified-for-first-time

The open access paper is:

Archibald, S.B. and Cannings, R.A., 2019. Fossil dragonflies
 ??(Odonata: Anisoptera) from the early Eocene Okanagan Highlands, western
North America. The Canadian Entomologist, pp.1-34.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/canadian-entomologist/article/fossil
-dragonflies-odonata-anisoptera-from-the-early-eocene-okanagan-highlands-wes
tern-north-america/74A59170711807272E35236BA309AC9A

Related paper is:

Archibald, S.B., Greenwood, D.R., Smith, R.Y., Mathewes, R.W., and Basinger,
J.F. 2011a. Great Canadian Lagerst??tten 1. Early Eocene Lagerst??tten of
the Okanagan Highlands (British Columbia and Washington State). Geoscience
Canada, 38:155???164.
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/262485004_Great_Canadian_Lagerstatt
en_1_Early_Eocene_Lagerstatten_of_the_Okanagan_Highlands_British_Columbia_an
d_Washington_State

Yours,

Paul H.

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