Detailed Lower Cretaceous Fossil Beetle from Liaoning

Coleoptera Indet. Insect Fossil

Insect Order Coleoptera

Geological Time: Lower Cretaceous (~125 m.y.a.)

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): 14 mm long (with antennae) Matrix: 70 mm by 37 mm

Fossil Site: Jehol Formation, Grey Shales, Upper Volcanic Series, Liaoning Province of China

Fossil Code: AAF277

Price: $95.00 - sold


Beetle Insect FossilDescription: The Class Insecta is well represented in Liaoning and Hebei Provinces of China, with over 500 species referable to over 100 families based upon over 10,000 specimens. This fantastic diversity and exquisite detail is unprecedented throughout the world. This example is a beetle seen in lateral view, preserved down to the limbs and antennae. While many fossil beetles consist of at most a single elytron, we have here a complete example of this most distinctive of beetles.

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