Odonata indet
Order Odonata
Geological Time: Lower Cretaceous (~128 m.y.a.)
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Dragonfly fossil is 22 mm long. Matrix: 50 mm by 45 mm
Fossil Site: Yixian Formation, Shangyuan, Liaoning Province of China
Fossil Code: CF471
Price: Sold
 Description:
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. The exact
age of the Yixian Formation is still under debate, with some researchers
favoring the Early Cretaceous, some the Late Jurassic, and still
others the Jurassic/Cretaceous boundary. This is a fine dragonfly
larva showing incredible detail, and is by far the largest example
I have ever come across. (See my other offerings for a more typical
example)The repaired cracks are barely evident. |
