Bolgorcut Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 Hi, I bought this fossil labeled as: Carpopodus difficilis (Lalacidae) Lower Cretaceous 120Ma Cearà, Brasil I cannot find pictures nor description of Carpopodus difficilis, can someone ID this fossil or give me some material to work on to ID it? I also have a doubt... is this fossil real? (if this is not the right section of the forum just tell me) Thank you. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossildude19 Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 This is not a plant hopper (Lalacidae), but a cockroach (Blattoidea). So the ID is wrong. You might have a look at this paper. As a side note, it looks to me like the antennae and many of the leg spines are painted on. The light and dark blue areas look to have been added/painted on. 2 Tim - VETERAN SHALE SPLITTER VFOTM --- APRIL - 2015 __________________________________________________ "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir ~ ~ ~ ~ ><))))( *> About Me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted December 4, 2022 Share Posted December 4, 2022 I have to agree with Fossildude19. It does look enhanced, and if so, I'd say they did a good job of it. I would add that the grey parts of the body look to be added too. RB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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