Description

Cretaceous

Patagonia, Argentina

17mm insect on 53mm slab.

Insect, Arthropod.

Many Cretaceous insects can be identified to at least family by an entomologist because maybe half of the modern insect families appeared during the Cretaceous.  However, some now-extinct groups also existed then so identifying this one might require the expertise of a paleoentomologist.  In any case some collectors like a mystery and pick up unidentified specimens on the chance that it might turn out to be something unusual.