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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):
Berothidae †Osmyloberotha simpla – Lacewing (Netzflügler)
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Collection Number:
KA93/CAB
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Inclusion Size:
Body length 3.6 mm; with antennae and wings 6.1 mm.
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Amber Size:
25 x 17 x 4 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
†Osmyloberotha simpla is an extinct lacewing species known from Cretaceous Kachin amber. Its delicate wings show a distinctive pattern of veins that helps distinguish this species from related lacewings.
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