tom_mo Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Hello- I am hoping to get some help with id for this concretion recently found at braidwood, pit 11. It was found already opened, unfortunately we couldn’t locate the other 1/2 of the fossil. looking at my literature, I am wondering if this is a roach? Thanks for any help with the id of this fossil! -tom 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdp Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Definitely not a roach. I'm not an expert in insects but something about the wing anatomy is saying "paleodictyopteran" although I could be wrong. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Planko Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 No idea but how cool is that?!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thomas.Dodson Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 @RCFossils @Nimravis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
westcoast Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 Spectacular! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nimravis Posted March 21, 2021 Share Posted March 21, 2021 I have seen roach fossils from MC that look like this, but I will defer to @RCFossils . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_mo Posted March 24, 2021 Author Share Posted March 24, 2021 Thanks for all the replies. I can see what looks like a third set of wings on the second picture, especially on the bottom half of the body. So I can see how this could be paleodictyopteran. I feel really lucky to have found it. It was one of those cases where in the field it looked like nothing (covered in white calcium deposits) but when cleaned up I could see there was something there! -tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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