This is the "Fossil Friday" post #165. Expect this to be a somewhat regular feature of the website. We will post any fossil pictures you send in to [email protected]. Please include a short description or story. Check the #FossilFriday Twitter hash tag for contributions from around the world!
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Another Fossil Friday, another Miamia bronsoni... insect fossils are seemingly falling from the sky... err.. rising from the Earth.
This beautiful specimen comes from ESCONI member George Witaszak. George let us know that he found this gorgeous fossil at home, while cleaning up his finds for the day. He's been collecting for a while now and loves to tell you to "Take ALL Fragments Home With You!!!" This isn't the first time he's hit the jackpot. We posted his awesome Trigonocarpus sp. a few years ago in Fossil Friday #62. He has found quite a few nice fossils while just cleaning his open and closed concretions from a trip.
The illustration shown above comes from the book "The Geological Story Briefly Told" by James D. Dana, who described M. bronsoni in 1864. For more information on Miamia bronsoni, see Mazon Monday #168. Interesting fact... M. bronsoni was the first fossil species of any kind, plant or animal, described from fossil beds in the Mazon Creek area.
Thanks for sharing, George! Who doesn't absolutely love fossil insects?!?
