bu-55

Inclusion(s):

Buthidae †Betaburmesebuthus – Scorpion (Skorpion)

Collection Number:

Inclusion Size:

Body length 6.4 mm

Amber Size:

13 x 9 x 2 mm

Age:

Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)

Location:

Myanmar

Remarks:

Very rare scorpion of the extinct genus †Betaburmesebuthus, known only from Burmese amber. Like modern buthid scorpions, it was an ambush predator that captured small arthropods with its pincers and immobilized them using its venomous sting.

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Inclusion(s):

Collection Number:

bu-55

Inclusion Size:

Body length 6.4 mm

Amber Size:

13 x 9 x 2 mm

Age:

Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)

Location:

Myanmar

Very rare scorpion of the extinct genus †Betaburmesebuthus, known only from Burmese amber. Like modern buthid scorpions, it was an ambush predator that captured small arthropods with its pincers and immobilized them using its venomous sting.