Rarest Amber Fossils of the Week, 28 July 2026
- Ryan Zschomler
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Rarest Amber Fossils of the Week 28 July 2026
1) Misbah prayer necklace with insect inclusions in every bead
This copal is heat-treated, making it harder and more red.
Origin: Colombia (Colombian Copal)
Age: Modern copal (approximately hundreds to thousands of years old)
Geologic Period: Holocene (Subfossil)
Buyer: X
2) Amber scarf used for weddings in Myanmar
Rare amber jewelry for brides.
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
Buyer: X
3) Large beetle with mandibles, and elytra wide open
Museum-Grade specimen.
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
Buyer: Lacs633
4) Large unidentified insect in amber
Upper body present, abdomen missing.
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
Buyer: Alex Mah
5) Two Museum-Grade termites and more in amber
This piece is great under the microscope.
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
Buyer: Soaper 76
6) Raindrops and enhydro in amber
Enhydros are often caused by rain.
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
Buyer: Pretty-Healing-Things
7) Rare Ripiphoridae beetle with beautiful antennae
Extinct insect in amber.
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
Buyer: Beckoshka
8) Amber bracelet with clear termite
Insect in amber jewelry.
Origin: Dominican Republic
Age: ~15–20 million years
Geologic Period: Miocene
Buyer: I.M. FROGGER
9) Clear beetle with opened elytra
Elytra are the hard coverings that protect beetles' wings.
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
Buyer: Aus
10) Museum-clarity Diptera fly
Flies are common in amber.
Origin: Dominican Republic
Age: ~15–20 million years
Geologic Period: Miocene
Buyer: X
11) Crane-fly in amber cabochon
Crane fly is the species famously used in Jurassic Park.
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
Buyer: Dreamer 394
12) Clear cicada in amber
Cicadas display clear wing venation.
Origin: Dominican Republic
Age: ~15–20 million years
Geologic Period: Miocene
Buyer: Melmolz
13) Enhydro in dinosaur-aged amber
Water and air trapped since the Cretaceous.
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
Buyer: Soaper 76
14) Rare Mantisfly in amber
Rare, and resembles a mantis.
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
Buyer: User397771505
15) Amber slab with lots of insect coprolite
Coprolite can be insect or mammal poop.
Origin: Dominican Republic
Age: ~15–20 million years
Geologic Period: Miocene
Buyer: Red
16) Coprolite with small moving enhydro attached
Essentially a poop and fart in amber.
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
Buyer: Lauren
17) Large clear termite in yellow amber
Termites provohe trees to produce amber by eating them.
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
Buyer: Bodhi dog
18) Ant with stinger trapped in amber
This ant tried to sting the amber.
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar
Age: ~98–100 million years
Geologic Period: Mid-Cretaceous
Buyer: Zane Stevens
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