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Fossil Dragonfly
10 – 11 August 2020, 10:00 PDT
Los AngelesSold for US$2,805 inc. premium
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Fossil Dragonfly
Protolindea sp.
Late Jurassic
Solnhofen, Germany
Solnhofen, Germany is well known for having yielded the first bird genus from the fossil record, Archaeopterix. Offered is one of the dragonfly species to be found in the famous lithographic limestone shales of Solnhofen. With a wingspan measuring six inches, this is a large, complete specimen with a well-defined head. Measuring 15 x 14 ½in
Late Jurassic
Solnhofen, Germany
Solnhofen, Germany is well known for having yielded the first bird genus from the fossil record, Archaeopterix. Offered is one of the dragonfly species to be found in the famous lithographic limestone shales of Solnhofen. With a wingspan measuring six inches, this is a large, complete specimen with a well-defined head. Measuring 15 x 14 ½in