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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):
Ommatidae – Ommatid Beetle (Ommatidenkäfer)
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Collection Number:
KA133/CAB
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Inclusion Size:
5.8 mm
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Amber Size:
10 x 10 x 2 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
Ommatidae are an ancient family of beetles belonging to the Archostemata, one of the earliest branches of beetle evolution. Their wing cases have a characteristic net like pattern with small window like openings. The family still exists today, but only seven living species are known.
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