Insect in Amber - Cretaceous Burmite triassic this had to be done

this had to be done by hand with tweezers

Prothero and Mary Persis Williams

and Paleontological Significance" (2002) In the northern Burmese Hukawng Valley

and other stunted trees that grew sparsely in the high-latitude steppe lands

and Small examples together and in-hand

Insect in Amber - Cretaceous Burmite triassic this had to be doneThis Insect in Amber specimen is a self contained bead of amber dating to the Cretaceous Period over 65,000,000 years ago! Each specimen contains at least one insect trapped within! It's a unique and beautiful piece of history from the Age of Dinosaurs. These amber pieces come from the Hukawng Valley of Northern Myanmar (Burma). Known as Burmite, Cretaceous Burmese amber has been found to have inclusions of a high diversity of terrestrial fauna and