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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):
Odonata – Dragonfly Nymph (Libellennymphe)
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Collection Number:
KA54/CAB
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Inclusion Size:
Body length 1 mm
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Amber Size:
17 x 13 x 2 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
A very rare dragonfly nymph. Dragonfly nymphs are aquatic predators that live and hunt in freshwater. They capture small aquatic animals with a specialized extendable lower lip that can be rapidly projected forward to seize prey.
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