Name: Insecta: Homoptera: Cicadidae (Cicada)
Age: Lower Cretaceous (~125 m.y.a.)
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): 32 mm; Matrix: 75 mm by 58 mm
Location: Yixian Formation, Chao Yang, Liaoning Province of China
 Description:
The Class Insecta is well represented in Liaoning and Hebei Provinces
of China, with over 500 species referable to over 100 families based
upon over 10,000 specimens. This fantastic diversity and exquisite
detail is unprecedented throughout the world. This example is large
cicada preserved in side view. This is a detailed specimen from the
dim past of 125 million years ago, which shows many features such
as the wing venation and segmentation of the abdomen. |
