McAbee Fossil Site
Paleontologist S. Bruce Archibald at the McAbee Fossil Site in Canada, one of many spots in British Columbia that preserves tiny fossilized insects in stunning detail.
Fossil Fly
A fossilized fungus gnat from Driftwood Canyon, Canada. The fly is only a few millimeters long.
Fossil Insect
A fossil insect from British Columbia. Details are preserved finely enough that scientists can figure out which species the specimens belonged to.
Fossil Wasp
A fossil wasp from the collection of the Stonerose Interpretive Center & Eocene Fossil Site in Republic, Wash.
Stonerose Wasp
The wings of a wasp from the Stonerose Interpretive Center & Eocene Fossil Site collection are barely visible.
Tiny Fossil
Paleontologist Rolf Mathewes of Simon Fraser University in British Columbia holds up a tiny insect fossil.
Quilchena Fossil Site
Paleontologist Rolf Mathewes with students at the Quilchena fossil site in British Columbia.