.25" Fossil Leaf Beetle (Chrysomelidae) - France

This is a beautifully preserved fossil leaf beetle (order Coleoptera, family Chrysomelidae), collected from an Oligocene-aged shale deposit near Cereste in Southern France. It measures .250" 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.