joebermejales Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Hi, please, could you help us with the identification of this fossil? It belongs to the south of Spain. Thanks in advance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
izak_ Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Not an insect, maybe a ginkgo? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebermejales Posted August 17, 2018 Author Share Posted August 17, 2018 6 minutes ago, Foozil said: Not an insect, maybe a ginkgo? thank you @Foozil for your answer... we are not sure about insect or not, maybe an insect mimic of ginko-like leaf ? the central body is very significant, how can we figure out ? thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piranha Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 attached for comparison: Sphenophyllum emarginatum figure from: Wagner, R.H. & Álvarez-Vázquez, C. 2010 The Carboniferous floras of the Iberian Peninsula: a synthesis with geological connotations. Review of Palaeobotany and Palynology, 162(3):239-324. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DPS Ammonite Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 Do you have an age or formation that it is from? Also, I wonder if the vertical abdomen looking part is actually a stem. Below (toward the bottom of the photo) where the stem meets the "wings" the stem seems to drop off a heavily shaded area. This indicates that the stem might have some thickness to it which goes against the possibility of an insect abdomen that probably is a very thin compression. The purported abdomen does not extend above (up) the wings. Surely the insect did not have wings attached at the end of the head. A further indication that this is a stem on a leaf. 1 My goal is to leave no stone or fossil unturned. See my Arizona Paleontology Guide link The best single resource for Arizona paleontology anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joebermejales Posted August 18, 2018 Author Share Posted August 18, 2018 22 hours ago, DPS Ammonite said: Do you have an age or formation that it is from? No, we have not that information, sorry. Thanks to @Foozil, @piranha and @DPS Ammonite for your answer. The mistery has been solved, it clearly seems to be a leaf. Best regards from Spain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fossils? Posted August 18, 2018 Share Posted August 18, 2018 I'm pretty sure that it isn't a insect, the edges and veins of the fossil look more leaflike, although the structure is like an insect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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