tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832098110509863943.post6896183790925888028..comments2024-03-29T09:59:47.678+00:00Comments on Dave Hubble's ecology spot: Cretaceous Crato creature!davesbrainhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12333444438002021007noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832098110509863943.post-72451857974151901392011-02-15T09:49:30.734+00:002011-02-15T09:49:30.734+00:00Hmmmm... do you know what, I think you're righ...Hmmmm... do you know what, I think you're right. I've had a look at some images of fossil belostomatids, and they are spot on - time for an addendum; and thanks for the info - just what this post was for!davesbrainhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12333444438002021007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7832098110509863943.post-56158833046915891552011-02-15T04:36:37.887+00:002011-02-15T04:36:37.887+00:00Okay, here goes... I think this is actually a belo...Okay, here goes... I think this is actually a belostomatid hemipteran, with the two round structures in front of the sinuate line representing the eyes and the structure between the eyes representing the clypeus. The body shape is right for such, as are the enlarged (and presumably raptorial) profemora. Grimaldi and Engle have a photograph of a fossil belostomatid from the early Cretaceous of Brazil (presumably this same formation) and note that belostomatids have among the best fossil record of all insects (likely due to their large size and frequent opportunity for rapid burial in shallow aquatic waters).<br /><br />Just an alternate hypothesis :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com