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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
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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 clot
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Feather and Skin in Burmite Amber
Rikache posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
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 -
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 ?
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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.
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[Burmite Amber Inclusion] Extremely Rare Lizard Paw With Well Seen Bones And Skin
vermiculosis posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
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 -
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.
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[Burmite Amber Inclusion] Extremely Rare Mud Cricket Ripipterygidae. Caelifera: Tridactylidae
vermiculosis posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
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- 7 replies
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[Burmite Amber Inclusion] Mantispidae Very Rare Mantid Lacewing Manstisfly !
vermiculosis posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
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- 5 replies
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From the album: Burmese Amber
Half yellow/red amber, half root amber. -
From the album: Burmese Amber
Half yellow/red amber, half root amber. -
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From the album: Burmese Amber
Parts of a small lizard tail and leg. Mostly hollow, but the distal ends of the tail and foot are preserved. My hypothesis is that the lizard body was partly captured in a resin flow. The majority of the body was then picked out by scavengers, leaving behind a resin cast of the body that was filled in by another resin flow. Scavengers were unable to extract the distal elements. -
From the album: Burmese Amber
Parts of a small lizard tail and leg. Bought directly from a Myanmar seller. -
From the album: Burmese Amber
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Contains what appear to be two spiders. Received from Israeli seller as a gift. -
From the album: Burmese Amber
Contains what appear to be two spiders. Received from Israeli seller as a gift. -
From the album: Burmese Amber
Measures 3mm. Amber piece measures 9mm.
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