This Burmese amber with Coleoptera beetle inclusion preserves a fossil beetle encased in Cretaceous Burmese amber, approximately 100 million years old. Beetles belong to the order Coleoptera, one of the most diverse groups of insects, characterized by their hardened forewings known as elytra. This specimen provides insight into the early diversity and evolution of beetles within ancient forest ecosystems during the age of dinosaurs.
 
Product Details
 
• Species: Beetle
• Order: Coleoptera
• Origin: Burmese amber
• Age: Approximately 100 million years
• Period: Cretaceous
• Dimensions: 0.5 inches
• Weight: 1 grams
 
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