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Nannogomphus c.f. bavaricus HANDLIRSCH, 1906
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Products description
Here is a good sample of this very rare dragonfly species from Solnhofen.
The upper right wing runs out of the plate. On the right side is a slap of the Original matrix repositioned to give the piece a better aesthetic. The Insect had a wingspan of about 50 mm.
It is one of the smallest dragonflies that are known from the lithographic limestone. The piece came from an old collection.
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| | Location: | Eichstaett, Solnhofen, Germany
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| Size of stone: | about 100 x 95 mm
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| Age: | Upper Jurasic , Malm zeta (about. 150 Mill. years) |
