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Baltic Amber (Prüsai Fm., ~37-34 Ma)
Barrelcactusaddict posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
Two fine pieces from the previous entry; each weigh about 1 gram each.© Kaegen Lau
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Baltic amber (Prüsai Fm., ~37-34 Ma)
Barrelcactusaddict posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
Personally hand-polished specimens of amber that came from the same lot as the previous entry.© Kaegen Lau
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Baltic Amber (Prüsai Fm., ~37-34 Ma)
Barrelcactusaddict posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
Small, roughly 1 gram pieces of raw amber from Szczecin, Poland.© Kaegen Lau
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[Baltic Amber Inclusion] Rare Fruit On the Twig. "Berry". Oxalidaceae.
vermiculosis posted a topic in Micro-paleontology
Dear Friends, I'd like to show one of my botanical finds from Baltic amber ( Eocene ) The best fruit on the twig i ever had and saw. Oxalidaceae. "Berry". Perfect one. Size 8mm Botanical inclusions are much more rare than arthropods for Baltic Ambers. Private collection. Better quality pic - https://ibb.co/kQgZb2b Enjoy Artur
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Centipede in Baltic amber - so perfectly preserved it almost looks fake
Mousehead posted a topic in Member Collections
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Hello all, I would like to add Amber to my fossil collection but i am lost online due to all the concern about fake Amber. Could anyone recommend a reputable site or person to purchase from? Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated.
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My Dear friends, Here a little showing up but i must do it becouse this is essence of my passion ( not showing up but resoults of passion ). My first wasp named after me, finally <3 Helorus arturi was described by Jyrki Muona from Finland. Here is the article and pdf file. https://www.researchgate.net/publication/343997607_Helorus_arturi_sp_nov_Hymenoptera_Proctotrupoidea_Heloridae_from_Baltic_amber And a wasp pic. Cheers ! Artur
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Hello from Baltic Sea! In Svetlogorsk only one find this time. This is Porifera, i think. I don't know the age yet. Found her among the ferruginous sand. It is a sponge, but very fragile. By how did she survive all this time? Especially after falling off a slope... Inside, they have an interesting layered structure. The place of the find is marked with gloves. She fell from about 7 meters.
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Is it possible to find baltic amber in gothenburg or close?
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[Inclusion Inside Baltic Amber] Salticidae - Well Preserved Jumping Spider With Amazing Eyes
vermiculosis posted a topic in Micro-paleontology
Hello my friends ! I just wanted do share pics of superb. male Jumping Spider ( Salticidae ) that i had. It is not often to see so amazing, colorful and well preserved eyes of jumpers so a little showing off I will upload more photos in comments. Cheers from Poland !
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Hello would this be a cranefly or mosquito? its from Baltic amber
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[ Baltic Amber Inclusion ] Extremely Rare Aquatic Nymph Of Veliidae SMALLER WATER STRIDER
vermiculosis posted a topic in Micro-paleontology
Dear Friends, I decided to share more from my passion, good finds or interesting things if we talk about Baltic Amber with inclusions. This is still fascinating for me and there is always chance for something extra or new for science. This time it is something that i found first time ever and i don't have it in any book about amber inclusions. Its a Extremely Rare, Aquatic Nymph Of Veliidae - SMALLER WATER STRIDER. Why so rare ? Well in general aquatic organism's are always very rare becouse they was in water or near water so its very simple. Its easy to imagine that it would be hard to trap insects (by resin) under water. What is interesting, there is also in that amber a huge rove beetle ( Coleoptera: Staphylinidae ), spider and botanical mess. So that is fascinating how aquatic nymph was trapped together with not water "insects". This buddy got only 1mm so i am happy that i didn't miss him. I will add photos of syninclusions in comments. Enjoy! Artur
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[ Inclusion Inside Baltic Amber ] Pseudoscorpion + Enhydros ( "running water" ). Rare but not extremely rare.
vermiculosis posted a topic in Micro-paleontology
Dear friends, i hope i am not boring with my amber passion Its real obsession for me This time i'd like to show wonderful, i can say - almost perfect Pseudoscorpion ( False Scorpion ). People thinks often that is extremely rare but its not. I had i think about 30 pieces in career. Often they are very small, even only 1mm. This one had 2mm in max with body and pedipalps. What is interesting - do you see that drop inside ambdomen ? It was Enhydros "running water" but there is huge discussion in amber inclusion market what exactly it is. One side ( with me ) think that is running drop of water inside air sap. Second side think that is moving air bubble. Please check my movie from yt - i showed other amber with very nice Enhydros. I am sorry for the music - if someone got soft ears, turn off sound. For me logical is drop of water. What do you think about it ? If we talk about picture colours - i was playing with lights. Best one in friends opinion ? Cheers from Poland. Artur
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I purchased this piece of amber form Poland a few weeks ago and I was wondering if anyone could help with identifying the insects? I’m not overly familiar with fossils of this age. Thanks! Note: the close up photos are taken using a hand lens.
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Have amber fossils ever been compared to more conventional fossils?
gieserguy posted a topic in Questions & Answers
Hey all, I was just wondering if there has ever been a study comparing fossils of the organisms trapped in amber to similarly located/aged "conventional" rock fossils. It would certainly be interesting to see how the organisms compare between the two forms of preservation- one as a flattened impression and the other looking like it was just alive yesterday. -
[ Baltic Amber Inclusion ] Diptera In Copula - Mating Flies - Rare Action Scene :)
vermiculosis posted a topic in Micro-paleontology
Dear Friends, This time i'd like to show "scene" from Baltic Amber. Diptera In Coupla - Mating Flies - Copulating Flies. Very good quality for scene like this. Collectors love inclusions like this. Sometimes i got flies in "mating position" but they are not "connected" on 100%. Very clear amber also with ant inside and other flies but i cant upload more mb Enjoy ! Cheers From Europe Artur
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Dear Friends, I'd like to show ( i am not sure if its good forum-topic ) a scientific article about my find. Amazing Geometrid caterpillar from Baltic Amber. Now it's published on pretty serious place. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-019-53734-w Enjoy ! <3 Artur Michalski
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This past month I was at Latvia and Lithuania for ten nights, investigating their amber industries. Among other specimens, I bought this large polished nodule of transparent Baltic amber, that was reputed to have a "tiny spider" inclusion. I found and photographed a very small arthropod—but since I cannot count body parts and legs, I cannot say it's a spider. The purchase took place in Riga, Latvia; though I was informed that a great deal of available amber comes from Kaliningrad in the former-USSR. Jamey D. Allen - Bead Historian
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This is probably a long shot, but can anyone possibly provide any information about this spider? It's in a piece of Baltic amber. The amber has been polished in a domed shape, so it's hard to get a decent photo, this is probably about as good as it gets.
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I've recently set-up a little studio in my dining room to make the photography of amber inclusions a little easier. These are the first results. I was going to wait a while and build up a few more to post at the same time, but I've had a crappy day and I'm keen to do anything to distract myself from it. These pictures are both panoramic, each made up of about seven images, I think. Each of those seven images is a stack of photos taken at different distances from the amber at 5x magnification on a full-frame camera. Each stack contains around 100 photos, so we're talking around 700 photos total per image. All of the amber is Baltic. The first piece of amber captures quite a poignant moment from 44 million years ago. Close-up of same image: Close-up of the head, from a different photo (taken at 10x magnification). This isn't such a great photo, but it does show some great details. And the second piece of amber is this fly. I can't remember what type of fly it is, but it's very big. And a close-up.
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[ Inclusion Inside Baltic Amber ]Rhagionidae - Blood Sucking Snipe Fly. Perfect Specimen.
vermiculosis posted a topic in Micro-paleontology
Dear Friends, This time i'd like to show wonderful Snipe Fly, Blood Sucking Fly ( Rhagionidae ) from Eocene age. So perfect after that 40-54 million years. Closeup macro shot i made from 30 stacking photos. I hope in future i can get equipment for making 200-500 shots for focus stacking This fly is not super rare in Baltic amber but in that condition it is ( for that family ). Enjoy Artur
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Hi there! A few months ago I received a piece of Baltic amber with an insect inclusion. When I brought it in to school to show my students, it fell and got a little "dent" in it. The dent is nowhere near the insect inclusion, but I was wondering if there were any easy way for someone like me to safely buff that spot so the entire piece can look pristine again - what do you think? Thanks in advance for your advice! Monica
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[ Inclusion Inside Baltic Amber ] Nymph Of Lygaeoidea Rhyparochromidae
vermiculosis posted a topic in Micro-paleontology
Hello Friends, This time i'd like to show something that is very rare for me. Never before i didnt saw that bug in baltic amber. I didnt found yet any material about inclusions of Lygaeoidea. Body 3mm. Enjoy
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Hello Dear Friends, I just want to show how small treasures in super small Baltic ambers we can find. Polyxenidae, 3.5mm in very good condition. Ultra small amber but specimen inside is perfect ! Amber size is crazy small 6mm / 6mm / 4mm. I have huge problem with uploading pictures. Any idea why ? Happy new year to all ! Artur
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Hello together, i found this Baltic Amber with a Gecko and i am not sure with the authenticity. The description from the seller is very short: 322 gram. 8x12cm. 4cm thick. Genuine piece not plastic or resin but genuine Baltic Amber. With a gecko inside. For me the amber on the untreated side looks real. What worries me is the gecko and the big size of the amber. The gecko is almost perfect in the middle and is also perfect preserve. I hope you can hlp me? kind Regards, Michael
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