Plecoptera indet. (stonefly)
Class Insecta, Subclass Pterygota, Infraclass Neoptera, Superorder Exopterygota
Geological Time: Late Jurassic/ Early Cretaceous
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Insect fossil has 15 mm wingspan Matrix: 85 mm by 65 mm
Fossil Site: Yixian Formation, Liutiao Valley, Nei Mongol (Inner Mongolia), China
Fossil Code: CF275
Price: $195.00 - sold
 Description:
The Daohuguo Beds in Inner Mongolia have yielded a fauna much like
that of the somewhat younger Yixian Formation. This example is
a fine stonefly with color patterns of the forewings preserved
in great detail, exceptional for a 165 million year old specimen. |
