Name: Habrohagla curtivenata;
Class Insecta; Order Orthoptera; Family: Haglidae
Geological Time: Lower Cretaceous (~125 m.y.a.)
Size: 121 mm long (tip of wings to tip of head); Matrix: 202 mm by 148 mm.
Fossil Site: Liaoning, Yixian Formation, Chao Yang, Liaoning Province of China
 The
Class Insecta is well represented in Liaoning and Hebei Provinces
of China, with over 500 species referable to over 100 families based
upon over 10,000 specimens. This fantastic diversity and exquisite
detail is unprecedented throughout the world. This example is a member
of the Orpthoptera (grasshoppers and kin) from the Family Haglidae
that is reminiscent of the modern-day Katydid. It is a very large
specimen with incredible detail preserved, particularly in the large
wings which have color banding preserved from the dim past of 125
million years ago, The Haglidae are endemic to the Yixian Formation,
and as such is found no where else. This one is a female, as demonstrated
by the presence of a 27 mm long ovipositor that was used to place
eggs into the ground. |
