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Description
An irregularly flat piece of slate-like rock with a Metasequoia shaped fossil on face and faint, small insect fossil on the other face. This insect fossil is of chief interest for this artifact as it is uncommon. In an e-mail exchange between Dr. Bruce Archibald, a professor at SFU, and Tony L'Orsa…
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Title
Parasitoid Wasp Fossil
Category
NATURAL HISTORY
Sub-Category
FOSSIL, INSECT
Description
An irregularly flat piece of slate-like rock with a Metasequoia shaped fossil on face and faint, small insect fossil on the other face. This insect fossil is of chief interest for this artifact as it is uncommon. In an e-mail exchange between Dr. Bruce Archibald, a professor at SFU, and Tony L'Orsa, a local geologist, Bruce identified it as a parasitoid wasp.Bruce suggested they are related to the ichneumonidae or braconidae groups of modern insects.
Length
9.2
Depth
0.8
Units Of Measurement
Centimeters
Dimension Notes
Measuring the shape of the piece. Measurements taken at longest point. Wasp in fossil itself measures roughly 12 mm.
Accession No.
2017.86.1
Type of Record
Museum Artifact

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