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Hey all, here's the latest 99-myo addition to my amber collection. Not sure I've seen too many other scorpions as large or well-posed as this beefy fellow; he's a little over an inch long not including the pincers/arms. It's a thin piece so the often foggy clarity of Burmese amber is luckily avoided here with little oxidation.
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There are cross hatch patterns in the wood making it almost look woven. The rock imbedded in it or attached to it looks like amber. its bright yellow and dark when no light is behind it. The amber or agate looks like it has some of the same fiber pattern around the edges.
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I was working on sorting through large group of amber I recently acquired, and this one struck me as interesting. I think I have seen this insect before, but having a hard time placing it. Raptorial legs, and an interesting snout/mouth piece. Any ideas?
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Is this genuine praying mantis amber?
Ginger0412 posted a topic in Is It Real? How to Recognize Fossil Fabrications
Is this genuine praying mantis amber? The photo is hard to see, but please forgive me. Praying mantis in a barmite egg If anyone knows, please let me know. Thank you so much to everyone on the forums.
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Is this stag beetle amber? barmite Myanmar product If anyone knows, please let me know. Thank you so much to everyone on the forums. Thank you.
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Hi! My name is Evelyn! I'm from South Jersey. Over the weekend I happened upon a fossil bed up north where you were allowed to find your own fossils, and while I was leaving (empty handed, but expected so not disappointed), someone approached me and asked if I had found anything. After saying no, he handed my friend and I four fossils of which I know absolutely nothing about. While my friends and I had always been interested in paleontology in general (with my main interest in amber), this finally made me want to learn more about paleontology. When I say I know nothing, I mean absolutely nothing. I don't understand the time scales, or what ANY of this means: http://www.njfossils.net/. So if you can help me get started I'd greatly greatly appreciate it. As I said earlier, my main interest and focus is in arthropods and amber. Does anyone know if you're able to mine for amber yourself? I've looked into it maybe once before and learned NJ had (or has?) a famous amber reserve, so I may have luck here. I also don't know what kind of critters can be found where. Like where in the world things can be found (such as scorpions, are they restricted to a certain part of the world? Or can everything be found anywhere? Is there any sort of range maps?). I really want to find insect fossils but I've got no clue what I'm doing, lol. Where do I look? I've picked up pieces here and there of things called "formations", but when googling them I just see really broad squares over multiple states, so I'm a little confused... I'm sorry if this is the wrong place to be asking questions, I'm really really new to everything here and I don't often post in forums, and when I do I usually have some sort of knowledge about what I'm doing, but I'm completely in the dark here. I hope to befriend many of you! And thank you for having read through all that text, lol. Evelyn
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Borneo Amber (Upper Nyalau Fm., 20.44-15.97 Ma)
Barrelcactusaddict posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
Borneo Amber Merit Block Coal Deposits Kapit Division, Sarawak State, Malaysia Upper Nyalau Formation 20.44-15.97 Ma Weight: 351.5 grams Dimensions: 123 x 86 x 45 millimeters The specimen arrived freshly cut from what was a larger, football-sized specimen; with a minor amount of shaping/sanding, I then polished it as best I could. This material is very soft, so a glassy polish similar to that of harder ambers isn't possible. Borneo amber is essentially coeval in age with Sumatra amber, or at least its Formations (upper Gumai, Air Benakat, and lower Muara Enim), being Early to Middle Miocene in age. Like Sumatra amber, it is derived from a dipterocarp tree source, and is similar in color, clarity, and hardness. Both ambers also were deposited during periods of active volcanism, and indicators are easily seen in much material (esp. Sumatra amber): light-colored, opaque "swirls" are a common sight and are actually tiny suspended droplets of congealed resin, having formed in the presence of considerable heat. Direct and indirect effects of volcanism, such as reduced light due to ash clouds, caused great stress to the resin-producing trees, and enormous quantities of resin were produced: the largest single specimen of amber in the world was uncovered in Sarawak, and weighed 68 kilograms (~150 pounds).© Kaegen Lau
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Borneo Amber (Upper Nyalau Fm., 20.44-15.97 Ma)
Barrelcactusaddict posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
Borneo Amber Merit Block Coal Deposits Kapit Division, Sarawak State, Malaysia Upper Nyalau Formation 20.44-15.97 Ma Weight: 351.5 grams Dimensions: 123 x 86 x 45 millimeters *Fluorescence under 365nm UV light The specimen arrived freshly cut from what was a larger, football-sized specimen; with a minor amount of shaping/sanding, I then polished it as best I could. This material is very soft, so a glassy polish similar to that of harder ambers isn't possible. Borneo amber is essentially coeval in age with Sumatra amber, or at least its Formations (upper Gumai, Air Benakat, and lower Muara Enim), being Early to Middle Miocene in age. Like Sumatra amber, it is derived from a dipterocarp tree source, and is similar in color, clarity, and hardness. Both ambers also were deposited during periods of active volcanism, and indicators are easily seen in much material (esp. Sumatra amber): light-colored, opaque "swirls" are a common sight and are actually tiny suspended droplets of congealed resin, having formed in the presence of considerable heat. Direct and indirect effects of volcanism, such as reduced light due to ash clouds, caused great stress to the resin-producing trees, and enormous quantities of resin were produced: the largest single specimen of amber in the world was uncovered in Sarawak, and weighed 68 kilograms (~150 pounds).© Kaegen Lau
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Borneo Amber (Upper Nyalau Fm., 20.44-15.97 Ma)
Barrelcactusaddict posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
Borneo Amber Merit Block Coal Deposits Kapit Division, Sarawak State, Malaysia Upper Nyalau Formation 20.44-15.97 Ma Weight: 351.5 grams Dimensions: 123 x 86 x 45 millimeters The specimen arrived freshly cut from what was a larger, football-sized specimen; with a minor amount of shaping/sanding, I then polished it as best I could. This material is very soft, so a glassy polish similar to that of harder ambers isn't possible. Borneo amber is essentially coeval in age with Sumatra amber, or at least its Formations (upper Gumai, Air Benakat, and lower Muara Enim), being Early to Middle Miocene in age. Like Sumatra amber, it is derived from a dipterocarp tree source, and is similar in color, clarity, and hardness. Both ambers also were deposited during periods of active volcanism, and indicators are easily seen in much material (esp. Sumatra amber): light-colored, opaque "swirls" are a common sight and are actually tiny suspended droplets of congealed resin, having formed in the presence of considerable heat. Direct and indirect effects of volcanism, such as reduced light due to ash clouds, caused great stress to the resin-producing trees, and enormous quantities of resin were produced: the largest single specimen of amber in the world was uncovered in Sarawak, and weighed 68 kilograms (~150 pounds).© Kaegen Lau
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Borneo Amber (Upper Nyalau Fm., 20.44-15.97 Ma)
Barrelcactusaddict posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
Borneo Amber Merit Block Coal Deposits Kapit Division, Sarawak State, Malaysia Upper Nyalau Formation 20.44-15.97 Ma Weight: 351.5 grams Dimensions: 123 x 86 x 45 millimeters The specimen arrived freshly cut from what was a larger, football-sized specimen; with a minor amount of shaping/sanding, I then polished it as best I could. This material is very soft, so a glassy polish similar to that of harder ambers isn't possible. Borneo amber is essentially coeval in age with Sumatra amber, or at least its Formations (upper Gumai, Air Benakat, and lower Muara Enim), being Early to Middle Miocene in age. Like Sumatra amber, it is derived from a dipterocarp tree source, and is similar in color, clarity, and hardness. Both ambers also were deposited during periods of active volcanism, and indicators are easily seen in much material (esp. Sumatra amber): light-colored, opaque "swirls" are a common sight and are actually tiny suspended droplets of congealed resin, having formed in the presence of considerable heat. Direct and indirect effects of volcanism, such as reduced light due to ash clouds, caused great stress to the resin-producing trees, and enormous quantities of resin were produced: the largest single specimen of amber in the world was uncovered in Sarawak, and weighed 68 kilograms (~150 pounds).© Kaegen Lau
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Borneo Amber (Upper Nyalau Fm., 20.44-15.97 Ma)
Barrelcactusaddict posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
Borneo Amber Merit Block Coal Deposits Kapit Division, Sarawak State, Malaysia Upper Nyalau Formation 20.44-15.97 Ma Weight: 351.5 grams Dimensions: 123 x 86 x 45 millimeters The specimen arrived freshly cut from what was a larger, football-sized specimen; with a minor amount of shaping/sanding, I then polished it as best I could. This material is very soft, so a glassy polish similar to that of harder ambers isn't possible. Borneo amber is essentially coeval in age with Sumatra amber, or at least its Formations (upper Gumai, Air Benakat, and lower Muara Enim), being Early to Middle Miocene in age. Like Sumatra amber, it is derived from a dipterocarp tree source, and is similar in color, clarity, and hardness. Both ambers also were deposited during periods of active volcanism, and indicators are easily seen in much material (esp. Sumatra amber): light-colored, opaque "swirls" are a common sight and are actually tiny suspended droplets of congealed resin, having formed in the presence of considerable heat. Direct and indirect effects of volcanism, such as reduced light due to ash clouds, caused great stress to the resin-producing trees, and enormous quantities of resin were produced: the largest single specimen of amber in the world was uncovered in Sarawak, and weighed 68 kilograms (~150 pounds).© Kaegen Lau
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Heavy object like a stone
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Hi everyone, I have a habit of framing my best fossils. However, I found quite a bit that are so tiny, I’m not exactly sure how to frame them. First off, the fossils are Amber. I found a bunch of tiny pieces while I was cleaning my room in the bottom of a bin. I actually didn’t know I had them. I confirmed it was Amber today by doing multiple tests. I’m trying to figure out how to frame these. Part of me wants to encase the amber in resin, then frame that. However, I’m not sure if this is advisable. Can someone give me an opinion or advice on how I should I attempt to frame these? Pictures are attached, Jared
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Hi everyone, I was going through my rock collection, and I found a bunch of very tiny rocks at the bottom of the box. I immediately thought they looked like Amber or Copal. I took them out of the box, and I did the UV test. It turns out, I was right. It’s either Amber or Copal. I can tell by how it is glowing under the UV light. I pulled out my microscope and looked inside it, and did not see any insects. Oh well, I said. Then, I decided to do the hot needle test on one of the small pieces. During the test, the small piece broke, and it was kind of sticking to the needle a little bit. (The needle went in a little bit, making it stuck.) However, the needle did go in slightly before the small piece broke. Judging from the information I have, can anyone tell me if this is Amber or Copal? If you need more information or another test, I will do it. Pictures are attached, Jared
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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 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!
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Taxonomy from Makarkin 2016. From Makarkin 2016, p, 127: "Derivation of name. From the Greek paradoxos [παράδοξος], paradoxical, strange, and Sisyra, a genus-group name of the family, referring to its mouthparts, which are unlike those of other sisyrids. Gender feminine. Diagnosis. May be easily distinguished from all other known genera of Sisyridae by a combination of the following character states: enormously long siphonate mouthparts likely lacking mandibles [mandibulate mouthparts in other sisyrids]; several setiferous calluses on head, pronotum present [absent in other sisyrids]; very long, slender hind legs (hind tibia and tarsus together more than 2/ 3 of forewing length) [hind tibia and tarsus together ca. 1/2 of forewing length or shorter in other sisyrids]; deeply forked CuP, AA1 in forewing [these shallowly forked or simple in other sisyrids]; complete inner gradate series of crossveins in hind wing [incomplete in other sisyrids]; RP with five branches in hind wing [two-three branches in other sisyrids]." Quote from a private message from Dr. V. Makarkin (October 2022): 'Dear Thomas, This specimen belongs certainly to Paradoxosisyrinae and is very similar to Paradoxosisyra groehni. But in Burmese amber, there are rather numerous other species of this subfamily, partly described in the attached paper. So, it may be identified today as 'Paradoxosisyrinae similar to Paradoxosisyra groehni' Identified by Dr. V. Makarkin, Paleontological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow. References: Makarkin, V.N. (2016). "Enormously long, siphonate mouthparts of a new, oldest known spongillafly (Neuroptera, Sisyridae) from Burmese amber imply nectarivory or hematophagy". Cretaceous Research. 65: 126–137. doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2016.04.007 Khramov, A. V., Yan, E. and Kopylov, D. (2019). Nature's failed experiment: Long-proboscid Neuroptera (Sisyridae: Paradoxosisyrinae) from Upper Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar. Cretaceous Research 104, 104180. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cretres.2019.07.010
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What insect is trapped in this amber? Please let the opinion of everyone. Cretaceous strata from Myanmar (about 99 million years ago) Size: 10x15mm I appreciate everyone's comments! thank you very much!
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Is this genuine praying mantis amber? If anyone knows, please let me know. I appreciate everyone's comments! thank you!
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[Baltic Amber Inclusion] Extremely Rare Praying Mantis, Mantodea ( Nymph ).. Spectacular Condition.
vermiculosis posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
Good evening fossil maniacs. I'd like to share a pictures that i made for one of my friend from Danmark. My hands was shaking when i making grindings and polishing of this specimen. Unfortunately specimen is not from my collection but for sure is worth for sharing. Extremely Rare Praying Mantis Nymph in superb condition and amazing position with well seen predatorial legs. High quality pic - https://ibb.co/jMsd0hY Second pic - https://ibb.co/XDfyNgF Cheers from the amber cave. Artur
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Hello! I have a question, I'm soon going to start collecting amber inclusions, but I'm not sure how to display or store them. I would like to see how some of you display / store you're amber inclusions! - Cheers Adriano
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Question regarding differentiating mosquitos, gnats, midges etc. in Burmese amber
Vytis posted a topic in Questions & Answers
I was wondering is there any way to determine the differences between these insects in Burmese amber? Is there anything different in comparison to their modern counterparts? I am looking into getting a mosquito, but midges look almost identical with the exception of the proboscis.- 3 replies
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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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Hello! My fiancé and I are located in Missouri. We have never found anything like this before and think it might be amber? We did several “at home” tests on it. It passed the acetone and the high percent isopropyl alcohol test. It did not get sticky or tacky. It is very light and we believed it to be a chunk of plastic at first. This is what it looks like under UV light. I can’t tell if it’s glowing or not? Any input is appreciated! Thank you!
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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
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