Williamsonia bella Wu 1999 with Tachynymphes ( Siniphes) delicates and numerous Eosestheria ovata Chen 1976.
Slab of pale pinkish / cream coloured shale. On one surface is a beautifully preserved foliage from a primitive type of cycad like plant ( A Bennettalean). Lying just below it is a fine complete lacewing.. Shows head, segmented body, legs and both wings fo9lded back. The entire surface is crowded with the ovate shaped bodies of the small aquatic arthropod, Eosestheria ovata. Fantastic example of a whole lascustine ecosystem.
Late Jurassic / Early Cretaceous, . 2nd member of the Yixian Formation.
Huangbanjigou, Chaonmidianzi, Shangyuan, Beipiao City, Liaoning Province, N.E.China.
Matrix : 18 x 16 cm. Plant : : 8.5 cm long. Lacewing : 2.5 cm long.
