Fossil Amber Platypodid Beetle Hook-Up

Name: Amber with insects (Coleoptera)

Age: Pleistocene to Pliocene

Size: mm (25.4mm=1 inch): 37 by 20; 4.5 grams

Location: Andes mountains in Colombia

Code: a409

Price: $50.00 - Sold


These reddish Coleopterans insect (aka, Platypodid beetles) are so cute it is easy to see why they've congregated together in their final resting place. There is a gathering of 16 platypodid beetles (Order: Coleoptera; Family: Platypodidae) each measuring 3 to 4 mm. There is also a cisid beetle with its pointy nose.



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