Exceptional Burmese amber specimen featuring a rare pill bug inclusion accompanied by a group of flies preserved together in ancient fossilized tree resin. Pill bugs are fascinating terrestrial crustaceans, making their preservation in amber particularly interesting for collectors. The combination of this unusual inclusion with multiple flies offers a remarkable glimpse into the diversity of small arthropods that inhabited prehistoric forests during the Cretaceous Period.
Inclusions: Pill bug and multiple flies
Scientific Group: Isopoda (pill bug)
Scientific Order: Diptera (flies)
Origin: Hukawng Valley, Burma
Age: Approximately 100 million years old
Period: Cretaceous
An exceptional natural history specimen for collectors of rare arthropod inclusions, fossil crustaceans, and Burmese amber. A fascinating snapshot of prehistoric biodiversity preserved from the age of the dinosaurs.
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