Jurassic Dragonfly Nanogomphus for sale

Description Rare Jurassic Dragonfly Nanogomphus from Solnhofen Limestone for sale. Good preserved specimen, with beautiful preserved wings. Some legs are showing. Nanogomphus bavaricus is a species with an average of 5 cm wingspan. The average body length is around 4 cm. The specimen here has a wingspan of 6.2 cm and a body length of  4.2 cm. By the look at the end enlarged rounded abdomen it seems to be a female. No cerci seem to be present. The Jurassic Dragonfly Nanogomphus is a very rare species in the Solnhofen Limestones. The large 35 cm x 27 cm Solnhofen Limestone slab features beautiful Manganese and Iron Dendrites. Dragonflies are harder to get these days. The Solnhofen and Eichstaedt Quarries worked on a lower scale in the more recents years. Many Quarries closed down or producing products with machines gravel or material for concrete production. The days of the old handbroken Limestones for decorative purposes are almost over for now. As of July 2023 the remaining quarries closed down for now. There is more Solnhofen Limestone in storage, than there is demand. Although there are a couple “you dig” quarries that might give up a rare Dragonfly once in a while. The others will come from private collections. For more information you can go to or click here :  https://www.solnhofen-fossilienatlas.de and write the german name for Dragonflies = Libellen, under Suche. If you want a english translation it would be better to google Solnhofen Fossilienatls and choose “translate this page” in Google already. For return or other policy and questions regarding taxes, go to, or click here: terms and conditions.