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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.
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Inclusion(s):
Nuttalliellidae – Tick (Zecke)
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Collection Number:
KA101/CAB
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Inclusion Size:
Body length 2.1 mm
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Amber Size:
23 x 11 x 3 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
Nuttalliellidae represent a very ancient and unusual lineage of ticks. They combine characteristics of both hard ticks (Ixodidae) and soft ticks (Argasidae) and form a separate branch in tick evolution. Today, the family is represented by only one living species in Africa.
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