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EXTINCTIONS - COOL, LARGE FOSSIL BEETLE FROM THE FAMOUS LA BREA TAR PITS




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Information:
Reference Number: Avaluer:16027572
Original Description:
Name:   Cybister Beetle
Age:  Pleistocene
Formation:  Rancho La Brea Tar
Location:  Near La Brea Tar Pits, California
Size:  Beetle is 1 inch longWe will be auctioning some cool fossils here over the next few weeks, so keep checking back.Here is a very unusual fossil. This is a large fossil beetle, Cybister sp., preserved in tar from the Pleistocene ''La Brea Tar Pits'' of California. This specimen was found ...DECADES ago, and the location has been closed to collecting for many years. The distinct beetle is very well preserved in a 3-dimensional fashion. The detail is excellent - the reticulation of the wing covers is easily seen. The dark insect contrasts nicely with the surface of the tar matrix. This is a very cool fossil insect from a classic fossil site - what a conversation piece!

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