Exceptionally-Preserved Eocene Crane Fly Insect Fossil

Name: Order: Diptera Family: Tipulidae

Age: Eocene

Size: mm (25.4mm=1 inch): Crane Fly: 10 mm long body, 11 mm long wings. Matrix: 55 mm by 61 mm.

Location: Green River Shale, Uintah County, Utah

Code: I002

Price: $30.00 - Sold

Description: The Green River Formation deposits of Wyoming, Colorado, and Utah are best known for their immaculately-preserved fish, but other examples are known as well, as this specimen attests. An exceptionally-preserved crane fly (insect Order Diptera), with venation in the wings evident, despite its 50 million year age, this is a world-class example of the type.

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