The delicate fossil remains of a Jurassic Period Dragonfly (Stenophlebia aequalis) from the Solenhofen Limestones in Bavaria, Germany


The delicate fossil remains of a Jurassic Period Dragonfly (Stenophlebia aequalis) from the Solenhofen Limestones in Bavaria, Germany dating back about 145 million years ago.


Size: 5000px × 3809px
Location: Solenhoffen, Germany
Photo credit: © Nick Greaves / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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