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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):
†Primoricinuleidae Primoricinuleus – Extinct Hooded Tickspider (Ausgestorbene Kapuzenspinne)
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Collection Number:
KA151/CAB
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Inclusion Size:
2.2 mm
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Amber Size:
29 x 22 x 3 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
†Primoricinuleidae is an extinct family of hooded tickspiders (Ricinulei). These unusual arachnids are characterized by a movable hood that covers their mouthparts. Modern hooded tickspiders are extremely rare and live mainly in tropical forests, where they hide in leaf litter and soil.
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