Inclusion(s):

Ixodidae – Adult Hard Tick (adulte Schildzecke)

Collection Number:

KA94/CAB

Inclusion Size:

Body length 0.8 mm

Amber Size:

15 x 11 x 5 mm

Age:

Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)

Location:

Myanmar

Remarks:

Hard ticks were already present around 100 million years ago. Fossils from Kachin amber provide evidence that some Cretaceous ticks fed on feathered dinosaurs. It is fascinating to consider which Cretaceous vertebrate may have served as a host for a tick like this before it became trapped in resin.

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Inclusion(s):

Ixodidae – Adult Hard Tick (adulte Schildzecke)

Collection Number:

KA94/CAB

Inclusion Size:

Body length 0.8 mm

Amber Size:

15 x 11 x 5 mm

Age:

Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)

Location:

Myanmar

Hard ticks were already present around 100 million years ago. Fossils from Kachin amber provide evidence that some Cretaceous ticks fed on feathered dinosaurs. It is fascinating to consider which Cretaceous vertebrate may have served as a host for a tick like this before it became trapped in resin.