Inclusion(s):

Clambidae Acalyptomerus †thayerae – Minute Beetle (Punktkäfer)

Collection Number:

KA129/CAB

Inclusion Size:

Body length: 0.9 mm

Amber Size:

12 x 7 x 2 mm

Age:

Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)

Location:

Myanmar

Remarks:

A very rare minute beetle from Cretaceous Kachin amber. This species is remarkable for the numerous long spines and stiff bristles along the sides of its body. These structures may have helped protect the beetle from predators.

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Inclusion(s):

Clambidae Acalyptomerus †thayerae – Minute Beetle (Punktkäfer)

Collection Number:

KA129/CAB

Inclusion Size:

Body length: 0.9 mm

Amber Size:

12 x 7 x 2 mm

Age:

Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)

Location:

Myanmar

A very rare minute beetle from Cretaceous Kachin amber. This species is remarkable for the numerous long spines and stiff bristles along the sides of its body. These structures may have helped protect the beetle from predators.