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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):
Dilaridae †Cretodilar ♀ – Female Thread winged Lacewing (Fadenflügler ♀)
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Collection Number:
KA128/CAB
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Inclusion Size:
Body length: 4.8 mm, including wings: 8 mm
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Amber Size:
17 x 13 x 4 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
A very rare female of the extinct genus †Cretodilar, known from Cretaceous Kachin amber. The female is remarkable for its extremely long, curved ovipositor, which was used to place eggs into suitable substrates.
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