This Burmese amber with Hymenoptera ant inclusion preserves a fossil ant encased in Cretaceous Burmese amber, with visible antennae, legs, body segmentation, and other anatomical structures that allow direct observation of its morphology. Ant inclusions document the early evolution and diversity of social insects and provide insight into the complex arthropod communities that inhabited Cretaceous forest ecosystems during the age of dinosaurs.
 
Product Details
 
• Species: Ant
• Order: Hymenoptera
• Origin: Burmese amber
• Age: Approximately 100 million years
• Period: Cretaceous
• Dimensions: 1 inches
• Weight: 1.5 grams
 
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