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  1. Fossilcollector88

    Insect head in burmese amber

    Insect head in burmese amber Hello all, I found an interesting piece of amber from Myanmar with a large insect head in it, the head is about 5 mm in size. It shows three teeth like serrations, I suspect it to be a wasp. Its a bit degraded but still interesting to me. Anyone have some ideas what it could be?
  2. From the album: Invertebrates

    Haploberotha persephone Engel & Grimaldi, 2008 Cretaceous Albian - Cenomanian Hkamti Myanmar
  3. From the album: Invertebrates

    Iceloberotha kachinensis Engel & Grimaldi, 2008 Cretaceous Albian - Cenomanian Hkamti Myanmar
  4. Yoda

    Polishing Amber

    I have a few pieces of Burmese Amber such as this one. The surface is not as translucent as others. It looks like it could do with a further polish. How do I go about doing that?
  5. Mahnmut

    Burmite feather or plant?

    Hello dear fellow forum members, I see this burmese amber inclusion online and wonder, is it a feather with a peculiarly branching structure, or is it plant matter? size is about 4 mm length of the biggest part as far as I can tell . Thanks in advance, J
  6. kim min

    Culicidae in burmite?

    It's a burmite inclusion that's supposed to be culicidae. I'm going to do some research after my military service, Is it culicidae?
  7. Hi everyone! I recently acquired a flower like thing in burmite and I'm trying to figure out what this thing is. The closest match I can find is this thing called Electrophycus astroplethus which should be mystery solved except I'm having trouble understanding exactly what type of plant it is. https://www.palaeontologie-troppenz.de/amber-bernstein seems to classify it as an "algal flowering body" from the Chaetophoraceae family, a family of green algae. My question is, is my ID right and is that really what this thing is? An algae flower? Is that a thing that existed? The idea kinda reminds me of the "algal fruiting bodies" aka porocystis you find all over the Texas limestone which coincidentally are a very similar age (Mid Cretaceous). Was algae just a lot more creative back then? The plant inclusion measures 14 mm, though I've seen them bigger. Any insight is appreciated as always!
  8. Hello Fossil Maniacs, I'd like to share this amazing specimen. I was wait for this kind of larva really long time. It's predatory larva of Green Lacewing, Neuroptera Chrysopidae, with so fotogenic camouflage and also probably nematoda parasitic worms ( close to jaws ). It is in Burmite amber from Myanmar, 99million years old, Cretaceous Era. Size of the body is about 3mm, in max 6mm. So as for Burmite amber reality, if we talk about neuroptera larvaes, not so small. Good quality picture -------> https://ibb.co/SRfcKH2 Enjoy and cheers from the amber cave ! PS: As always i am sorry for my not very good english. Artur
  9. Hi everyone! So, yeah is this what it looks like? And if it is can it be narrowed down beyond reptile to lizard, snake, or something else? The piece is burmite so about 99 million years old from Myanmar and measures 12.45 mm across. The inclusion is 8.65 mm long and the "eye" is 1.25 mm. Any insight is appreciated as always!
  10. Mochaccino

    Is this a mosquito in burmite?

    Hello, Does this look like a mosquito in burmese amber? I see the huge proboscis which should be the diagnostic feature to distinguish between other similar insects.
  11. Chresmodidae are a family of insects that reigned from Middle Jurassic to Late Cretaceous. They are medium to large insects with very long legs and superficially resemble extant water striders. While they were common in water environments, like Daohugou, they are exceedingly rare in land environments like burmite. They are puzzling critters, since scientists suggest it is unlikely these weighty insects had the buoyancy necessary to be water surface predators like water striders (Gerridae, Hemiptera). These are samples of Daohugou Chresmodid fossils.
  12. Is this really a mosquito, does anyone know it's taxonomy and does someone know the same for the spider ? This one looks like a genuine amber
  13. I recently obtained this piece of amber, which was described as being from Myanmar, and therefore of cretaceous age. I got it very cheaply, I'd say (from a well known auction site), and this led another collector to rather rudely assert that it was fake. I have no reason to assume that it is fake, but at the same time, I'm having trouble proving that it's authentic. When I poke it with a hot needle, the needle makes an impression but doesn't slice straight through it. Dark grey smoke rose from it, which didn't smell of plastic. When I rub it vigorously with a soft cloth, it gives off a mild resinous aroma, but doesn't get sticky. It floats in salty water, in the same way as my Dominican amber does (my Baltic amber slowly sank, but I suspect I didn't have enough salt in the water). I haven't been able to get it to hold a static charge, but then I can't with any of my amber, so I must be doing that all wrong. I wouldn't normally post most of these pictures, because all but one qualify as photographic failures, but I've since re-polished the surfaces for future photography (my spare-room studio being out of action at present). Note a seed (?) of some kind just above the antenna, near the top, and some kind of larva or something to the left of the millipede. That looks like a tiny beetle on the left hand side of this one. General inclusions, including bubbles and an insect 'riding' on one, centre-right. One of the pseudoscorpions. There are various other inclusions too, including another pseudoscorpion and one tiny spider. I don't see any way in which this is an out-and-out fake (e.g. plastic). So that leaves the possibility that it's authentic, or copal, or that it's amber with the insects inserted afterwards. I'm very doubtful of the later, because they are randomly placed in the amber and I don't see any signs of tampering. That would seem like a lot of effort for something sold for £35/$45. It doesn't seem to have any of those little oak hair things that you get in Baltic amber. Not sure whether cretaceous amber, or copal, have those or not. I'd welcome any thoughts on this. Thanks.
  14. Hi there everyone! I’ve been wanting to expand my amber specimen collection for quite some time now and I recently came across a seller (which will remain unnamed per the forum rules) with some very interesting and unique listings posted on their page. I’ve included images of the specimens below; I was really hoping that y’all could give them a look and let me know what y’all think. The first specimen looks to have a lizard/snake skin inclusion. The second specimen contains small feather inclusions along with some even smaller organic matter. Both of these specimens are said to be Burmese amber (dated around 99 million years) mined in both Hkamti, Sagaing Division and Tanai, Kachin State, Myanmar. I’d love to hear your thoughts on whether these seem legit or not. And incase I do decide to acquire them, I’d greatly appreciate any tips on how to test them in person. Thank you all!
  15. Yoda

    Amber with cracks

    Question for the Amber experts : Recently I was looking at some of my Amber (Burmite) with inclusions with my magnifying glass Quite a few of them have internal cracks. Is this likely to become a problem some time in the future ? Are the cracks likely to develop further ? And possibly ruin the piece ? Any way of preventing that ? Soaking in some sort of consolidant or oil ?
  16. A calcite river, that is. Here are two burmite pieces that have a vein of calcite running through the arthropod inclusion. In this millipede sample, the calcite seems to have run along part of the dorsal edge of the animal, displacing it downwards. It is best seen in the images from within the millipede exoskeleton. The calcite flow was influenced by the tissue of the previously deposited inclusion. I thought it interesting that the process of cracking and calcite infiltration and solidification does minimal damage to the older tissue.
  17. Hello Dear Friends. I have been hunting for a long time for something like this. Finally managed to hit the jackpot. Fantastic state of preservation of a lizard paw from the Cretaceous period - 99million years old, sunk in Burmese amber. 1cm, wonderful details. Claws, knuckles and skin in shockingly good condition - not oxidized at all. Enjoy and cheers from the amber cave. Artur
  18. I thought TFF-ers might be interested in seeing the environment and mines where cretaceous burmite inclusions come from. No specific identifying information on these sites were provided. Burmite can be found at the surface and deep inside the mines.
  19. Hello fossil maniacs, This time i'd like to show something from cretaceous burmite amber. This is extrmely rare Mud Cricket Ripipterygidae ( Caelifera: Tridactylidae ) Lovely alien looking creature. Enjoy ! Better pic -----------------> https://ibb.co/3pnms4d Cheers from amber cave ! Artur
  20. Hello from the amber cave. This time i'd like to show super detailed very rare Mantispidae from burmite amber ( Cretaceous Era ). I love Neuroptera in general but this one is just spectacular ! Better quality picture ------> https://ibb.co/fDKQWq6 Enjoy and cheers ! Artur
  21. ConnorR

    5.8g Burmite

    From the album: Burmese Amber

    Half yellow/red amber, half root amber.
  22. ConnorR

    5.8g Burmite

    From the album: Burmese Amber

    Half yellow/red amber, half root amber.
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