Lot 705
Complete Jurassic Lacewing Flying Insect. This complete 1 1/2 x 3/4 inch flying insect with fully expanded wings is a 130 million year old lacewing insect Sophogramma plecophlebia from Liaoning Province, China. Lacewings have been called the butterflies of the Jurassic because of their size and having large patterned wings. This impressive insect is complete with some veins visible in the wings, legs and head that is somewhat obscured by a brachiopod shell. The matrix is 3 1/2 x 2 ½ inches with many other small brachiopod shells scattered throughout the matrix. The flying insect fossil is framed in a custom 8 3/4 x 6¾ inch brown wooden frame with a blue matte outlined in gold which can be hung on a wall. Estimate Value $225 - UP
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