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Amber Inclusions from Myanmar – Windows into an Ancient World
For over 99 million years, Burmese amber has preserved traces of a vanished ecosystem.
Inclusion(s):
Tingidae †Tingiometra – Lace bug (Gitterwanze)
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Collection Number:
bu-108
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Inclusion Size:
3.1 mm
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Amber Size:
18 x 12 x 3 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
Extinct lace bug of the genus †Tingiometra known only from Burmese amber. These plant-feeding insects lived on leaves and fed on plant sap using piercing-sucking mouthparts.
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