Holcoptera giebeli

Record Number

FC00049

Fossil Description

Most complete specimen in the world! Preserved within a limestone nodule.

Taxonomy

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Genus

Holcoptera

Species

giebeli

Ex Situ Location Of Fossil

Formation

Charmouth Mudstone

Member

Black Ven Mudstone

Bed

Bed 83H - Flatstone

Period

Jurassic

Epoch

Lower Jurassic

Age

Sinemurian

Location Area

Black Ven

Date Of Find

20/07/2021

Date Recorded

16/07/2025

Common Name

Holcoptera giebeli

Category

Unknown