TOP QUALITY blood-sucking dipteran - Fossil plate matrix
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Scientific name: Phlebotominae; Specimen: TOP QUALITY blood-sucking dipteran; Geological period: Oxfordian (Jurassic); Treatment: preserved; Condition: natural; Authenticity: Original.
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TOP QUALITY Preserved Jurassic Phlebotominae
Sandfly, blood-sucking dipteran from Jurassic.
- original fossil - no add-ons, not glued.
- With many details.
- very visible
- wings
- proboscis
- head
- segmented body
- strong anklebone
- Visible legs
Sandfly (or sand fly) is a colloquial name for any species or genus of flying, biting, blood-sucking dipteran (fly) encountered in sandy areas.
This specimen probably was living sucking blood from some dinosaur living in the Daohu area millions of years ago.
Size: insect fossil is 4 x 5 mm long from legs to bottom of the body; Matrix: 25 mm by 24 mm
Fossil Site: Juilongshan Formation, Daohu Valley, Ningcheng County, Neimenggu (Inner Mongolia)
Seller's Story
I, Don, started fossil hunting in 1987, going from a passionate collector to a professional preparator and researcher. In all these years I have traveled searching for fossils in many parts of the world.
Our fossils are present in private collections in the United States, Singapore, Taiwan, as well as in prestigious museums in the Uk, China and Japan.
Quality in the preparation of the material and seriousness in managing the shipment in the best possible way distinguish us.
Don
TOP QUALITY Preserved Jurassic Phlebotominae
Sandfly, blood-sucking dipteran from Jurassic.
- original fossil - no add-ons, not glued.
- With many details.
- very visible
- wings
- proboscis
- head
- segmented body
- strong anklebone
- Visible legs
Sandfly (or sand fly) is a colloquial name for any species or genus of flying, biting, blood-sucking dipteran (fly) encountered in sandy areas.
This specimen probably was living sucking blood from some dinosaur living in the Daohu area millions of years ago.
Size: insect fossil is 4 x 5 mm long from legs to bottom of the body; Matrix: 25 mm by 24 mm
Fossil Site: Juilongshan Formation, Daohu Valley, Ningcheng County, Neimenggu (Inner Mongolia)
Seller's Story
I, Don, started fossil hunting in 1987, going from a passionate collector to a professional preparator and researcher. In all these years I have traveled searching for fossils in many parts of the world.
Our fossils are present in private collections in the United States, Singapore, Taiwan, as well as in prestigious museums in the Uk, China and Japan.
Quality in the preparation of the material and seriousness in managing the shipment in the best possible way distinguish us.
Don
Details
Specimen
TOP QUALITY blood-sucking dipteran
Geological period
Oxfordian, Jurassic
Condition
Natural
Authenticity
Original/official
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