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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):
Ithonidae †Burmithone – Moth lacewing (Schmetterlingshafte)
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Collection Number:
bu-63
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Inclusion Size:
Body length 11 mm
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Amber Size:
27 x 18 x 5 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
The genus †Burmithone is known only from Burmese amber. These moth lacewings were large, robustly built insects for a lacewing. They probably lived among vegetation and fed on small arthropods or plant material.
Please note: The amber inclusions shown here are part of a private collection and are not for sale.
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