#prehistoric insect

[uk-fossils]

Fossil Insect Cranefly Eocene Colorado USA Genuine Specimen w/ COA

Own a remarkable piece of prehistoric history with this genuine Cranefly fossil from the Eocene Epoch, discovered in Colorado, USA. This finely preserved specimen offers a fascinating glimpse into the insect life of the Eocene, approximately 56 to 33.9 million years ago.

Craneflies, belonging to the family Tipulidae, are often mistaken for large mosquitoes but are harmless. Their delicate wings and long legs make them distinctive and aesthetically captivating fossil subjects. This fossil clearly shows the graceful features that define craneflies, beautifully embedded in a natural matrix.

Key Features:

Species: Cranefly (Family: Tipulidae)

Geological Period: Eocene

Location Found: Colorado, USA

Authenticity: All of our fossils are 100% genuine specimens and come with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Sizing: Please refer to the listing photo for scale. The scale cube shown is 1cm for reference.

What You See Is What You Get: The photo in the listing is of the exact specimen you will receive.

This fossil has been carefully selected for its scientific interest and visual appeal. It's an excellent addition for collectors, educators, and anyone with a passion for Earth's ancient past. Whether you're starting a fossil collection or enhancing an existing one, this Cranefly specimen is a unique and valuable piece.

Fast shipping and careful packaging ensure that your fossil arrives safely and ready for display.

Add this beautiful, authentic Cranefly fossil to your collection today!

[kayandp]

Another big bug from the BOXED series - you can a print or sticker of it in my INPRINT store - check it here!

[amnhnyc]

What can we learn from a dinosaur feather preserved in amber? Let’s go behind the scenes of the Museum’s collection of amber fossils to find out!

[transparentfossil]

Amber Bug Fossils

[herpsandbirds]

do you have any favorite prehistoric insects?

Oh yes that's an easy one, it would have to me Meganeura monyi, a huge dragonfly, with a wingspan of up to 75 cm (2.46 ft), from the Late Carboniferous.

Not technically a dragonfly, in that it's not even in the same order (Odonata), but in an order of insects that is very closely related to dragonflies and damselflies (Meganisoptera)... perhaps "a dragonfly like insect" is more accurate.

Reconstruction by Qohelet12

photograph by Didier Descouens

[ppaleoartistgallery]

#Paleostream 19/04/2025

here's today's #Paleostream sketches!!!

today we sketched Tullimonstrum (Tully Monster), Ornithosuchus, Xerces blue, and Ninjemys

[ketrinadrawsalot]

Insects diversified rapidly during the Permian, bringing about the early ancestors of odonates (dragonflies and damselflies) as well as scorpionflies and beetles.

[averyghe]

“On the back of a giant”

[aberrantologist]

Flocking Paleostream 9/22/2023

Another Friday, another batch of silly little fellas I must very quickly draw in about 20 minutes each for the week's #paleostream and they are, as always, deeply and sincerely unserious. Featuring Geosternbergia, Archocyrtus, Titanophoneus, and Besanosaurus. Very blue today.

[rootdirectavery]

i am devastated that i will never be able to see a prehistoric big millipede. one of the greatest tragedies of our time

[uk-fossils]

Fossil Insect Cranefly Eocene Colorado USA Genuine Specimen w/ COA

Own a remarkable piece of prehistoric history with this genuine Cranefly fossil from the Eocene Epoch, discovered in Colorado, USA. This finely preserved specimen offers a fascinating glimpse into the insect life of the Eocene, approximately 56 to 33.9 million years ago.

Craneflies, belonging to the family Tipulidae, are often mistaken for large mosquitoes but are harmless. Their delicate wings and long legs make them distinctive and aesthetically captivating fossil subjects. This fossil clearly shows the graceful features that define craneflies, beautifully embedded in a natural matrix.

Key Features:

Species: Cranefly (Family: Tipulidae)

Geological Period: Eocene

Location Found: Colorado, USA

Authenticity: All of our fossils are 100% genuine specimens and come with a Certificate of Authenticity.

Sizing: Please refer to the listing photo for scale. The scale cube shown is 1cm for reference.

What You See Is What You Get: The photo in the listing is of the exact specimen you will receive.

This fossil has been carefully selected for its scientific interest and visual appeal. It's an excellent addition for collectors, educators, and anyone with a passion for Earth's ancient past. Whether you're starting a fossil collection or enhancing an existing one, this Cranefly specimen is a unique and valuable piece.

Fast shipping and careful packaging ensure that your fossil arrives safely and ready for display.

Add this beautiful, authentic Cranefly fossil to your collection today!

[knufflebunnies]

Anybody else been getting into prehistoric insects

[cryptid-stimming]

Mosquito in Amber & Mammoth in Ice

[transparentfossil]

Fossil Tube-Making Caddisfly (Psychomyiidae) In Baltic Amber

[alexandria-122003]

Hello!!

Hi! I’m Alexandria, I really enjoy entomology and paleontology; so this community seems to be perfect for me to ramble and chat with others who also enjoy these things!!

For my first post in this community, I’d like to talk about Ceratomyrmex!

Commonly known as a “Hell Ant,” the Ceratomyrmex wasn’t the only species of this group! During the Late Cretaceous (100-79 million years ago), there were as many as 17 different species that belonged to this diverse group, and they lived all over the world.

Like its relatives, Ceratomyrmex was a deadly hunter and one that used its mandibles and horn to subdue its prey. We know this thanks to an incredible find of Myanmarese amber that captures a Ceratomyrmex in the act of attacking and pinning down an extinct relative of today’s cockroaches!! Other ‘Hell Ants’ had equally impressive head décor. Linguamyrmex, which like Ceratomyrmex also lived in Asia, had a metal-tipped spear growing out of its head!!

It used this reinforced spear to skewer its prey, which it would then carry away to its nest to feed its queen and the rest of its colony.

But, yea! That’s all I have to talk about right now, I’m sure that there’ll be more to come soon!!!

Have a great day!!!