oilshale Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 (edited) First record of the Lower Jurassic damselfly Protomyrmeleon brunonis Geinitz, 1887 from Charmouth, UK donated to "Staatliches Museum für Naturkunde Stuttgart". Three wings super-imposed, without body. So far only known from Dobbertin in Mecklenburg, Germany. F. E. Geinitz (1887): Beitrag zur Geologie Mecklenburgs. Archiv des Vereins der Freunde der Naturgeschichte in Mecklenburg 41:143-216 Edited January 21 by oilshale damselfly not ant-fly 6 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JohnJ Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Outstanding! Is this a personal find, Thomas? Looks like a great candidate for the Partner Gallery. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oilshale Posted December 1, 2016 Author Share Posted December 1, 2016 I found these dragonfly wings in the 80ties on my way back home from a conference in Edinburgh (just a slight detour of 200 miles..). It was already too late and there was only half an hour left till sunset. This was on the first slab I looked at. Thomas 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fossilized6s Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 7 minutes ago, oilshale said: I found these dragonfly wings in the 80ties on my way back home from a conference in Edinburgh (just a slight detour of 200 miles..). It was already too late and there was only half an hour left till sunset. This was on the first slab I looked at. Thomas As most of us know, half of fossil hunting is pure luck. Haha! Great find! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jpc Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 very cool Quote Link to post Share on other sites
abyssunder Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 Wow, that's nice! " It was already too late and there was only half an hour left till sunset. " - that's the right timing... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Ridgehiker Posted December 1, 2016 Share Posted December 1, 2016 6 hours ago, oilshale said: I found these dragonfly wings in the 80ties on my way back home from a conference in Edinburgh (just a slight detour of 200 miles..). It was already too late and there was only half an hour left till sunset. This was on the first slab I looked at. Thomas I find the angle of light can make a huge difference finding specimens in northern latitudes. Sometimes a negative but often a plus. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
oilshale Posted December 6, 2016 Author Share Posted December 6, 2016 On 02.12.2016 at 0:50 AM, Canadawest said: I find the angle of light can make a huge difference finding specimens in northern latitudes. Sometimes a negative but often a plus. Definitely! Can make a huge difference and as you said, can be either negative or positive. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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