Lot 926
Dragonfly From Solnhofen. Solnhofen Germany is well known for having the first bird found in the fossil record, Archaeopterix but one of its other famous and popular fossils is the dragonfly. These 150 million year old dragonflies are beautifully preserved in the fine grain lithographic limestone matrix. This rare species Tarsophlebia exima is 3-D positive fossil perfectly positioned on a 8.25X7 inch limestone matrix with an interesting black manganese dendritic plant-like pattern at the top. The dragonfly has a 2 inch long body and a wingspan of 2 inches long and appears to be in flight. This is a complete dragonfly with a well defined head, both eyes and amazing wing detail where even the most delicate wing membranes are preserved to make this dragonfly one of the finest to be found from the famous lithographic limestone quarry of Solnhofen. Cased in a 12X8 inch Riker mount.
Estimated Value $600 - 900.
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| Realized $369 |
