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Insect - Fossil fragment - Ortoptera (Grashoppers

Insect - Fossil fragment - Ortoptera (Grashoppers

Insecta, Orthoptera (Grashoppers, Locusts) A lovely grashopper with visible ovipositor (egg laying organ). This little insect lived along the Dinosaurs and was likely a welcome snack for the smaller dinosaurs of that time. Age: Cretaceous, Aptian to Albian 115-108 million years old. Santana formation, Novo Olinda, Cearà basin, Brazil. Size: Grashopper: 2cm. Matrix: Length: 11,3cm Height 12,5cm Natural matrix, no conservation. Carefully packaged with care.

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