Grasshopper wing, Orthoptera brodiei

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Date:1858 - 1877 (c.)

Description:Grasshopper wing, Orthoptera brodiei.

Lower Jurassic: Wilmcote Limestone,
Binton.

The fine-grained Binton limestones preserve delicate fossil remains such as this specimen in beautiful detail.

John William Kirshaw collection. Kirshaw was the Honorary Secretary of the Warwickshire Natural History and Archaeological Society, 1863-1877 and Honorary Curator of Geology for that society, 1858-1877.

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Donor ref:G305 (36/10770)

Source: Warwickshire Museums - Geology Department

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