.30" Fossil Beetle (Coleoptera) Elytron - Bois d’Asson, France

This is a .30" long beetle (order Coleoptera) elytron fossil, collected from the Oligocene-aged deposits of Bois d'Asson, France. An elytron (plural: elytra) is a hardened forewing/cover/sheath that protects the wing(s) of beetles. This is part of an old collection that we recently acquired.

It is the negative split of the elytron.



FOR SALE
$15
DETAILS
SPECIES
Order Coleoptera
LOCATION
Bois d’Asson, Alpes-de-Haute-Provence, France
SIZE
Elytron: .30" long, Rock: 1.85 x 1.5"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#254229
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