Large Exquisitely Preserved Coleopteran Fossil from Nevada

cf Brachinus sp (Ground Beetle)

Class Insecta, Order Coleoptera, Superfamily Caraboidea, Family Carabidae

Geological Time: Miocene, 16 mya

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Beetle fossil is 22 mm (1”) in length

Fossil Site: Central Nevada

Fossil Code: PFO303

Price: $100.00

Ground Beetle Insect FossilDescription: It’s hard to imagine something this small and fragile could be preserved so perfectly in stone. The insects are found in paper shales. These shales offer some of the best-preserved insects and plants to be found anywhere in the world. Note the detail on the wings legs and head.

Nevada once had a much wetter and more temperate climate back in the Miocene. There were many more lakes in what is now the driest state in the USA. The Sierra uplift dramatically changed the climate and rainfall in the state.

The specimen will be shipped in a 4 1/4 x 3 1/4” glass covered Riker mount.

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