.51" Detailed Fossil Crane Fly (Tipula) - France

This is a nicely preserved fossil crane fly of the genus Tipula, collected from an Oligocene-aged shale deposit near Cereste in Southern France. It measures .51" long.

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.

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DETAILS
SPECIES
Tipula sp.
LOCATION
Cereste, France
SIZE
Insect: .51" long, Rock: 3.25 x 2.8"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#256797
GUARANTEE
We guarantee the authenticity of all of our specimens.