.85" Fossil Grasshopper (Orthoptera) With GI Trace - Colorado

Fossil Grasshopper (Orthoptera) With GI Trace - Colorado #243387

This is a .85" long fossil grasshopper (Orthoptera) from the Green River Formation in Wyoming. While much of it is very faintly preserved it does have a preserved GI tract which is unusual.

SPECIES

Orthoptera

AGE

Eocene (50 Million Years Old)

LOCATION

Colorado

FORMATION

Green River Formation - Parachute Creek Member

SIZE

.85" long on 2.9 x 1.6" shale

.85" Fossil Grasshopper (Orthoptera) With GI Trace - Colorado

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