Lot 319
90 Million Year Old Insects. Insects usually do not fosillize very well unless they die in water or amber and are usually small in size. This collection of six large insects come from the 90 million year old Crato formation of Brazil and became fossilized from being buried in a lake bottom. All of the insects have been left in their cream colored limestone matrix. The collection consists of a 1.25 inch grasshopper, a 1.0 inch cricket missing its head, a 1.0 inch flying insect with outstretched wings with excellent vein detail in the wings, a .75 inch moth with wings facing backward, a .6 inch beattle and a .5 inch cockroach. The quality of these insects is similar to that of the Solnhofen insects that sell for hundreds of dollars each.
Add $15 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $250 - 350.
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| Realized $212 |
