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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):
Myrmeleontidae Nanoleon wangae – Antlion adult (adulter Ameisenlöwe)
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Collection Number:
KA69/CAB
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Inclusion Size:
Body length 5.9 mm; wingspan 12.8 mm.
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Amber Size:
25 x 15 x 5 mm
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Age:
Around 100 million years (Cretaceous period)
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Location:
Myanmar
Remarks:
An extremely rare adult antlion of the extinct species †Nanoleon wangae. Adult antlions are extremely rare in Kachin amber. A tiny mite attached to one of the wings represents a case of phoresy, making this already rare inclusion particularly remarkable.
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