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Insects
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| Insect
fossils are extremely rare in the London clay of Sheppey. The paleo-environment
was marine, approximately 100 kilometres from the nearest landmass and,
it must be assumed, that although insects were carried out to sea by
the woody detritus the conditions were unfavourable for their preservation
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"Weevil" Coleoptera Fam: Curculionidae Subfam: Cryptorrhynchinae Species: Korystina gracilis Britton Collected: Jim Craig 4th February 1989 From sieved residue collected below Coastguard Lookout, East of Warden Point Probably Division D - London Clay Photograph:- Jim Craig |
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| Pupae
in a cluster with grub showing through open pupal case.The species is
unknown, but presumed to be the larval and pupal stages of a beetle.
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