30389 - Top Rare Grasshopper Preserved in Brea - Pleistocene Tar Pits California scales they are classically associated with

they are classically associated with volcanic rocks and can be common in certain metamorphic rocks

The rock formed from impact ejecta which was later buried by newer impacts and lithified due to the pressure from overlying layers

Gorgeous  Carcharodontosaurus tooth

Native copper is an uncombined form of copper that occurs as a natural mineral

56 Inch = 14

30389 - Top Rare Grasshopper Preserved in Brea - Pleistocene Tar Pits California scales they are classically associated withHere is a very unusual fossil. This is a fossil grasshopper, preserved in tar from the Pleistocene ''La Brea Tar Pits'' of California. The distinct grasshopper is very well preserved in a 3 dimensional fashion. The detail is excellent. This is a very cool fossil insect from a classic fossil site.