Nymph Plant Hopper
Vendor: Fossils in Amber
SKU Number: SQ2067545
This is a complete specimen of a plant hopper nymph from the Miocene amber deposits of the Dominican Republic.
This is a beautiful example, with articulated appendages and antennae that are swept back along the body. The amber is very transparent and the insect is clearly visible and nicely positioned in the center of the piece. The curved array of lenses on the eyes are also well defined and easily seen.
Full dimensions are listed below.
Vendor: Fossils in Amber
SKU Number: SQ2067545
This is a complete specimen of a plant hopper nymph from the Miocene amber deposits of the Dominican Republic.
This is a beautiful example, with articulated appendages and antennae that are swept back along the body. The amber is very transparent and the insect is clearly visible and nicely positioned in the center of the piece. The curved array of lenses on the eyes are also well defined and easily seen.
Full dimensions are listed below.
Vendor: Fossils in Amber
SKU Number: SQ2067545
This is a complete specimen of a plant hopper nymph from the Miocene amber deposits of the Dominican Republic.
This is a beautiful example, with articulated appendages and antennae that are swept back along the body. The amber is very transparent and the insect is clearly visible and nicely positioned in the center of the piece. The curved array of lenses on the eyes are also well defined and easily seen.
Full dimensions are listed below.
Additional Information
There are two main sites that yield amber in the Dominican Republic; Santiago de los Caballeros, in the north, and Santo Domingo, in the east. In the northern area, the amber-bearing unit is the upper part of the La Taco Formation, comprising a suite of clastic rocks. This unit is composed of sandstone with occasional conglomerates that accumulated in a deltaic to deep-water environment. Individual thick, coarse beds are at the base of the formation. These beds grade into the sandstone, which contains the amber, in parallel lamination with occasional ripple marks preserved on the surfaces.
