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Jeff Harriss posted a new specimen in the group Florida’s Fossils from the myFOSSIL app 3 years, 10 months ago
3 years, 10 months ago3 years, 10 months agoJeff Harriss has contributed a new specimen to myFOSSIL!
Jeff Harriss posted a new specimen in the group Florida’s Fossils from the myFOSSIL app 3 years, 10 months ago
Jeff Harriss has contributed a new specimen to myFOSSIL!
some kind of beetle it looks like to me. neat find for sure.
Hi, @jeff-harriss, are these all photos of the same specimen?
Yes a beetle
yes just different backdrops. as many angles as I could. sorry I’m a novice.
I know it’s a beetle or roach.. I’m trying to find out what kind. I’ve searched high and low to no avail
thanks guys @samantha-ocon @colefossilfinder-blitz @matthew-wright
Was this beetle buried or more on the surface when you found it? It’s very nice.
cockroach. Very nice specimen. It looks like it was preserved by replacement. It is pretty unusual to have a 3-D non-amber or La Brea type preservation. This is one that you might consider sending to a paleoentomologist to look at more closely. I leaned toward cockroach because of the parallel venation in the wings. Look at some pics of extant cockroach wings. I could be wrong in my assessment. Beautiful find!
Can I ask how a beetle or roach could have been preserved like this? Most of the beetle/roach fossils I’ve seen pictures of were preserved in amber or pressed between layers of rock.
@jim-barkley you have found a lot of great insect specimens, would you know the answer to @daniel-park’s question about how this specimen was preserved?