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.23" Fossil Diving Beetle (Dytiscidae) - France
This is a beautifully preserved fossil diving beetle (order Coleoptera, family Dytiscidae), collected from an Oligocene-aged shale deposit near Cereste in Southern France. It measures .23" long and shows detailed preservation.
This is part of an old collection that we recently acquired. The collection includes a variety of insect fossils from around Southern France, collected over a span of 50 years by a woman with PhDs in paleontology and pharmacology.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
This is part of an old collection that we recently acquired. The collection includes a variety of insect fossils from around Southern France, collected over a span of 50 years by a woman with PhDs in paleontology and pharmacology.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
SPECIES
Order Coleoptera, Family Dytiscidae
AGE
LOCATION
Cereste, France
SIZE
Beetle: .23" long, Rock: 2.45 x 2.15"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#254522
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