Name: Insecta; Hymenoptera (Bee)
Age: Lower Cretaceous (~125 m.y.a.)
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): 15 mm long. Matrix: 80 mm by 58mm
Location: Yixian Formation, Chao Yang, Liaoning Province of China
 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 bee with incredible preservational detail. This
one has preserved coloration to the abdomen, and fine details in the wing venation.
This is a fine example of the preservation for which the deposits of Liaoning
are well-known. |
