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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):
Mantispidae †Doratomantispa sp. – Mantidfly (Fanghafte)
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Collection Number:
bu-28
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Inclusion Size:
Body length 9.2 mm
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Amber Size:
19 x 15 x 5 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
Predatory neuropteran of the family Mantispidae. Adults resembled lacewings but possessed raptorial forelegs like those of a praying mantis, used to seize small arthropod prey. Mantispidae are among the great rarities in Kachin amber.
Please note: The amber inclusions shown here are part of a private collection and are not for sale.
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