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Amber Inclusions from Myanmar – Windows into an Ancient World
For nearly 100 million years, Kachin amber has preserved extraordinary traces of a vanished ecosystem.
Inclusion(s):
Curculionidae – Weevil (Rüsselkäfer)
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Collection Number:
KA140/CAB
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Inclusion Size:
Body length 1.9 mm
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Amber Size:
14 x 11 x 5 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
Weevils are easily recognized by their characteristic elongated snout, called a rostrum. In modern Curculionidae, the mouthparts are located at the tip of the rostrum, which females of many species also use when preparing sites for egg laying.
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