Uncommon Mesonepa Solnhofen Insect Fossil

Mesonepa primordialis

(Germar, 1839)

Class Insecta, Order Hemiptera, Superfamily Nepoidea

Geological Time: Upper Jurassic

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Fossil is 33 mm (1 5/16”) in length. Plate size is 22.5 x 14.5 cm (9 x 5 3/4”)

Fossil Site: Solnhofen Limestone, Eichstatt, Germany

Fossil Code: PF0304

Price: $70.00


MesonepaDescription: Presented is a good quality specimen of this uncommon insect. It resides on a nice plate of unbroken lithographic limestone.

Mesonepa is from the Nepoidea, a superfamily of hemipteran insects (true bugs) in the subdivision Hydrocorisae. It had swimming legs.

This spectacular fossil comes from the famous Lagerstätte, the lithographic limestone Solnhofen deposits of Germany. These 150 million year old deposits are famous for their exceptionally well-preserved and diverse organisms, the most famous of which are the handful of specimens of the ancient bird Archaeopteryxs.

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