Here is a fossil grasshopper of the species Elcana longicornis from the lithographic limestone of Eichstätt near Solnhofen. This fossil insect offers a good details such as the net structures of the wing. This is a female specimen Elcana longicornis, the egg lay spine, the Ovipositor is preserved as well. The Elcana longicornis itself measures about 42 mm from the wingtip to the head.
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