Fossil Jurassic Backswimmer Insect for sale, from Solnhofen
$79.00
Backswimmer (name not known)
Class: Insecta; Order: Hemiptera; Suborder: Heteroptera; Family: Notonectidae
Lithostratigraphy: Upper Jurassic; Lower Tithonium; Weissjura Group; Malm zeta 2b;
Altmuehltal formation; Obere Eichstaett Subformation
Biostratigraphy: Hybonotum Zone; Riedense Subzone
Eichstaett area, Bavaria, Germany
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Description
This fossil Jurassic Backswimmer Insect comes from the famous Solnhofen Limestones in Germany. The bug is from the Suborder Heteroptera which represents “True Bugs”. it is therefore related to many of todays water dwelling bugs like the Waterscorpion and the Waterbee, but also further to Bedbugs. These Water Bugs live usually in sweet water. Wind or streams must have carried them into the salty Solnhofen Lagoon. The insect measures 2 cm or 0.8 inches. The slab is about 7 inches or 18 cm long and 6 inches or 15 cm wide. One of the more rare insect fossils of the area.
For more information you can go to or click here : https://www.solnhofen-fossilienatlas.de and write the german name for Insects = Insekten under “Suche”. If you want a english translation it would be better to google Solnhofen Fossilienatls and choose “translate this page” in Google already.
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| Weight | 0.499 kg |
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| Dimensions | 25 × 20 × 5.5 cm |
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