Fossil Insects: Insecta; Indet.
Geological Time: Late Carboniferous Westphalian A (Langsettian Stage ~315 m.y.a.)
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Nymph: 24 mm Matrix: 45 mm by 33 mm
Fossil Site: Upper Silesian Coal Basin Sosnowiec, Poland
Code: RS02
Price: $425.00 - sold
 Description:
This exceptional specimen is an undetermined insect nymph from the
Carboniferous deposits of Sosnowiec, Poland. Notice the highly curved
immature wings which are bent back over the body as well as the detailed
segmentation of the abdomen. Nymphs are difficult to attribute to
the adult forms even today, making this enigmatic example all the
more difficult to key out. Whatever it may be, you can be sure that
it is a rare example of life of the dim past, one that few museums,
much less individual collectors could ever hope to obtain. |
