Orthoptera Fossil
Class Insecta, Order Orthoptera
Geological Time: Middle/Late Jurassic
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Insect fossil 30 mm overall length Matrix: 90 mm by 70 mm
Fossil Site: Juilongshan Formation, Daohu Valley, Ningcheng County, Neimenggu (Inner Mongolia), China
Fossil Code: TF280
Price: $135.00
 Description:
The Daohuguo Beds in Inner Mongolia have yielded a fauna much like
that of the somewhat younger Yixian Formation. This example is
a member of the order to which grasshoppers, locust and crickets
belong, the Orthoptera. The first members of the order appeared
some 300 million years ago in China and France. Mesozoic examples
in China are known from eastern Inner Mongolia, western Liaoning
and northern Hebei with some 62 species in 41 genera having been
recorded. This is a fine near complete example. |
