Lot 1731
Collection of Two, 100-Year-Old Insects. These amazingly-detailed insects are from the Santana Formation in Chapado do Araripe, Brazil and are over 100 million years old. The rarely-found 3/8 in. long spider may actually have bitten a dinosaur. The spiders' eight legs, as well as two eyes, are preserved and are focused straight out of the sandstone matrix. the large, 1 in. long brown cricket has intricate detail, including the small spines on the legs. These crickets would have been a favorite food of small dinosaurs. Both fossils are housed in an 8½ x 6½ in. Ryker mount. For domestic shipping, add $15.
Estimated Value $450 - 650.
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