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

This is a beautifully preserved fossil crane fly of the genus Tipula, collected from an Oligocene-aged shale deposit near Cereste in Southern France. It measures .50" long and shows detailed leg, wing, and body preservation.

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.