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Amber Inclusions from Myanmar – Windows into an Ancient World
For nearly 100 million years, Kachin amber has preserved extraordinary traces of a vanished ecosystem.
Inclusion(s):
†Babinskaiidae Gigantobabinskaia godunkoi ♂ – Extinct Lacewing (Ausgestorbener Netzflügler ♂)
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Collection Number:
KA136/CAB
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Inclusion Size:
Body length: 17.3 mm, including antennae: 24.6 mm
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Amber Size:
47 x 38 x 7 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
An extremely rare male of the extinct lacewing family †Babinskaiidae. With a body length of 17.3 mm and a total length of 24.6 mm including the antennae, this is an exceptionally large lacewing. Gigantobabinskaia godunkoi was one of the largest known members of †Babinskaiidae.
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