Name: Insecta; Homoptera; Cercropidae (froghopper)
Age: Lower Cretaceous (~125 m.y.a.)
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): 28 mm long. Matrix: 80 mm by 95 mm
Location: Yixian Formation, Chao Yang, Liaoning Province of China
Code: BCF026
Price: $75.00 - 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. This example is a fine
member of the Cercropidae, or Froghoppers with incredible preservational
detail in the wing venation. This is a fine example of the preservation
for which the deposits of Liaoning are well-known, and is a well-detailed
example. |
