Fagopsis longifolia: an Extinct Species from Florissant

Fagopsis longifolia is one of the more common fossil plants found in the Florissant Formation. Located 35 miles west of Colorado Springs, F...

Cache Creek Prospecting and Thanksgiving Greeting

 HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO YOU! The Labor Day Weekend Cache Creek Gang We are pleasantly visting at our oldest son's house this Thanksgiving...

Dryopteris: A Fossil Fern from Florissant

Ferns are among the fossil plants found in the Florissant Fossil Beds of Colorado . Fossil plants like these ferns are records of prehistori...

Hooked on Gold Gazette 11/20/2010

                                          Summer Camp in CORA at the end of the year HOOKED ON GOLD GAZETTE • Gold Spot Closing Price for Fr...

A Short Note On: Fossil Spiders from Florissant

The order of Araneae (true spiders) are represented as a large and diverse group in the 34.1 million-year-old Florissant Formation. Spiders ...

Ancient Sea Urchins of Colorado Springs: Incredible Porcupines of the Sea

Just west of Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs—about 3 kilometers from the beginning of Rampart Range Road—are the remains of fossil se...

Aerial Photos Shows Outline of Ancient Lake Florissant

Just west of Pikes Peak and south of the town of Florissant, Colorado (about 40 miles west of Colorado Springs on U.S. Highway 24) lies a sc...