Locust fossil. This fossil dates from the Cenomanian age (circa 90 million years ago) of the Late Cretaceous period (between 99 and 65 million years a

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Locust fossil. This fossil dates from the Cenomanian age (circa 90 million years ago) of the Late Cretaceous period (between 99 and 65 million years ago), and measures 4cm x 6cm. It was found in the Santana Formation of the Araripe basin, Brazil.

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