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From the album: Burmese Amber
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From the album: Burmese Amber
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From the album: Burmese Amber
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From the album: Burmese Amber
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From the album: Burmese Amber
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From the album: Burmese 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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From the album: Burmese Amber
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From the album: Burmese Amber
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From the album: Burmese Amber
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. -
From the album: Burmese Amber
Measures 3mm. Amber piece measures 9mm. -
From the album: Burmese Amber
Top specimen contains a small lizard foot. Bottom specimen contains what appear to be two spiders. Bought from Israeli seller. -
I found this amber inclusion for sale, and my first impression is that it looks like some kind of mammal tail. Maybe it's a plant?
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Cretaceous Burmite: Evidence for a Remarkable Predator Prey Relationship
Biotalker posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
An unusual type of beetle called Cascomastigus monstrabilis, of the subfamily Scydmaeninae or ant-like stone beetles, has a remarkable adaptation of their antennae. The eyelash looking structures called setae give the antennae the ability to serve as a trap to catch their prey, the tiny and numerous Collembola or springtails. The clublike maxilla palps may help to bring them to the beetles jaws. See this reference: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-017-00187-8.pdf?proof=thttps%3A%2F%2Fwww.nature.com%2Farticles%2Fsj.bdj.2014.353%3Fproof%3Dt Predator: Here are three Cascomastigus monstrabilis from my collection. They range from 6-9mm long. -
Cretaceous Burmite Dipteran stuck in amber just after Eclosion
Biotalker posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
This dipteran became stuck in amber approximately 100mya just after eclosing (coming out from its pupal case as a new adult). The shape of the wing indicates it was in the process of unfurling and therefore never took flight. -
Cretaceous Burmite Feathers appear to show Color
Biotalker posted a topic in General Fossil Discussion
This piece of amber containing an inclusion of feathers was extensively cracked but had an interesting feature: it appears to show a silver reflective color in a distinct pattern. These tiny feathers have an apparent reflective substance on certain parts of primarily two adjacent feathers that show this pattern. In some angles a silver color is visible. How common is this? Do you think this is an actual color on whatever bird/non-avian dino it was a part of? -
Myanmar Amber ([Unnamed Fm.], 99.34-98.10 Ma)
Barrelcactusaddict posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
Coleoptera with exuded gas bubbles; these are likely methane, and could be the by-product of methanogenic bacteria inside a xylophagous (wood-eating) species. Some adult members of the Cetoniinae subfamily (family: Scarabaeidae) are xylophagous and known to produce methane; while this is known from Recent species, it's possible such characteristics could be found in extinct members of the Scarabaeidae or Scarabaeoidea (superfamily). This inclusion is contained in the same specimen depicting pholadid crypts. Provenance of specimen is Tanai Township, Myitkyina District, Myanmar. This image was captured using a HAYEAR HY-1070 microscope.© Kaegen Lau
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Myanmar Amber ([Unnamed Fm.], 99.34-98.10 Ma)
Barrelcactusaddict posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
Polished specimen containing sediment/calcite-filled domichnia (burrows/crypts) formed by mollusks of the family Pholadidae (likely subfam. Martesiinae): these features were formed while the resin was in a marine environment and after it had sufficiently hardened, all preceding its burial and subsequent diagenesis. Provenance of specimen is Tanai Township, Myitkyina District, Myanmar. This image was captured using a HAYEAR HY-1070 microscope.© Kaegen Lau
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Myanmar Amber ([Unnamed Fm.], 99.34-98.10 Ma)
Barrelcactusaddict posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
Bundle of root trichomes (possibly fern), isopod exuvia, and mite, all contained in the same specimen depicting pholadid crypts. Provenance of specimen is Tanai Township, Myitkyina District, Myanmar. This image was captured using a HAYEAR HY-1070 microscope.© Kaegen Lau
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Myanmar Amber ([Unnamed Fm.], 99.34-98.10 Ma)
Barrelcactusaddict posted a gallery image in Member Collections
From the album: Fossil Amber and Copal: Worldwide Localities
Liverwort belonging to the family Lejeuneaceae, contained within the same specimen depicting pholadid domichnia; adjacent to it, is a small root trichome, possibly that of a fern (such trichomes are commonly observed in Myanmar amber, comparable to the presence of stellate "oak" trichomes in Baltic amber). Provenance of specimen is Tanai Township, Myitkyina District, Myanmar. This image was captured using a HAYEAR HY-1070 microscope.© Kaegen Lau