Fossil Codes
Holcoptera giebeli 2
Record Number
FC00038
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 Marl
Bed
Flatstone
Period
Jurassic
Epoch
Sinemurian
Age
Upper Sinemurian
Location Area
Dorset
Other Images
Date Of Find
20/10/2014
Date Recorded
01/07/2025
Common Name
Holcoptera giebeli
Category
Unknown