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ARTHROPOD FOSSIL
- Material
- MINERAL/ROCK-SEDIMENTARY;
- Description
- Fossil of an insect imprinted on thin light-brown shale. The insect print is dark brown with evident wings and unclear details.
- Other Names
- INSECT
- Category
- ROCKS AND MINERALS
- Sub-Category
- ROCKS,SEDIMENTARY-FOSSILS
- Description
- Fossil of an insect imprinted on thin light-brown shale. The insect print is dark brown with evident wings and unclear details.
- History Of Use
- Fossil of an insect imprinted on a thin, light-brown shale. Although details are not clear, wings are evident. Fossil was found at the Driftwood Creek fossil beds which date back to the Eocene Period, 43-52 million years ago.
- Material
- MINERAL/ROCK-SEDIMENTARY;
- Width
- 6.5
- Length
- 9.3
- Depth
- 0.2
- Units Of Measurement
- Centimeters
- Accession No.
- 1989.0004.0004
- Type of Record
- Museum Artifact
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