Claws in Amber
Updated: Sep 15
Claws occur in many animal groups, both arthropods and vertebrates. This collection highlights the best claws in amber we have found.
7) Scaled vertebrate claw.
Provenance: Burmese Amber (Myanmar)
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
A claw of a vertebrate in amber. Very clear bones.
6) lizard claw.
Provenance: Burmese Amber (Myanmar)
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
This piece displays a clear lizard skin, which may be a molt. It's claw is very well preserved.
5) Claw and feather in amber.
Provenance: Burmese Amber (Myanmar)
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
A large clear claw, and a feather. Great preservation.
6) Pseudoscorpion with long claws in amber.
Provenance: Burmese Amber (Myanmar)
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
Psuedoscorpion with very long claws
5) Pseudoscorpion with very strong, stout claws.
Provenance: Dominican Amber, Palo Quemado
Origin: Dominican Republic
Age: ~15–20 million years
Geologic Period: Miocene
Pseudoscorpion with strong claws. These look especially adapted for predation. This amber is set in a woven bracelet.
5) Praying mantis claws.
Provenance: Burmese Amber (Myanmar)
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
This is a museum-grade praying mantis in amber. Very rare species. Forelegs perfectly preserved.
3) Pseudoscorpion in amber that also has wasp and fly.
Provenance: Burmese Amber (Myanmar)
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
The pseudoscorpions claws look long and thin, more designed for hitchhiking than fighting.
2) Well poised pseudoscorpion.
Provenance: Burmese Amber (Myanmar)
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
Very elongated, thin claws that look designed for hunting.
1) Scorpion with claws.
Provenance: Burmese Amber (Myanmar)
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
This scorpion displays clear claws, legs, and a long tail.
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