.28" 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 .280" 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.


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DETAILS
SPECIES
Family Chrysomelidae
LOCATION
Cereste, France
SIZE
Beetle: .28" wide, Rock: 2.15 x 1.45"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#294141
GUARANTEE
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