Tag Archive for 'Burmese amber'

Sirenobethylus charybdis. Scale bars - 0.5 mm in (A), 0.3 mm in (B), 0.2 mm in (C). Image credit: Wu et al., doi: 10.1186/s12915-025-02190-2.

Bizarre Parasitoid Wasp Species Found Preserved in Kachin Amber

Mar 31, 2025 by Enrico de Lazaro

In a paper published in the journal BMC Biology, paleontologists described an extinct species of koinobiont parasitoid wasp found in mid-Cretaceous amber...

Lacewing larvae from 100-million-year-old Kachin amber. Image credit: Haug et al., doi: 10.1111/1744-7917.13509.

Cretaceous-Period Lacewing Larvae Had Sophisticated Eyes

Mar 4, 2025 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have found three lacewing larvae with large forward-directed stemmata (eyes in holometabolans) in 100-million-year-old Kachin amber from...

Life reconstruction of Electroscincus zedi; areas of the lizard not represented in the material available are depicted as blurred. Image credit: Stephanie Abramowicz.

99-Million-Year-Old Burmese Amber Reveals Oldest Known Skink

Jul 22, 2024 by Natali Anderson

Paleontologists have found the remains of a previously unknown species of lizard in a piece of mid-Cretaceous amber excavated in northern Myanmar. Life...

The 99-million-year-old amber piece containing the fossil tapeworm (long tentacle) and other inclusions: (A-B) the overall view of the amber piece; (C) gleicheniacean trichomes; (D) scale insect nymph; (E) sand grains. Scale bars - 2 mm in (A,B), 0.1 mm in (C-E). Image credit: Luo et al., doi: 10.1130/G52071.1.

Ancient Marine Tapeworm Found Encased in 99-Million-Year-Old Amber

Mar 27, 2024 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology at the Chinese Academy of Sciences and elsewhere have found a partial body fossil...

Qiongqi crinalis. Image credit: Yuan et al., doi: 10.11646/zootaxa.5330.1.9.

New Species of Cricket Found Preserved in 99-Million-Year-Old Amber

Sep 25, 2023 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have described a new species of cricket found in a piece of Cretaceous-period amber from northern Myanmar. Qiongqi crinalis: (A) habitus...

Archaeocyclotus brevivillosus. Image credit: Senckenberg Research Institute and Natural History Museum.

Cretaceous-Period Land Snail Had Hairy Shell

Oct 26, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

Paleontologists have described a new species of cyclophorid snail found in a piece of mid-Cretaceous amber excavated from a mine in Myanmar (formerly known...

Holotype of Palaeotanyrhina exophthalma in Burmese amber: (A) dorsal view; scale bar - 1.5 mm; (B) lateral view; arrow shows tip of labium; scale bar - 1.2 mm; (C) ventral view; arrow shows tip of labium; scale bar - 1.3 mm. Image credit: George Poinar Jr. et al., doi: 10.18476/pale.v15.a5.

Tiny Bug from Burmese Amber Had 360-Degree Vision

Aug 11, 2022 by Enrico de Lazaro

A fossilized true bug preserved in Burmese amber dates back approximately 100 million years (mid-Cretaceous period), according to Oregon State University...

Cretapsara athanata, a modern-looking eubrachyuran crab in Burmese amber. Image credit: Luque et al., doi: 10.1126/sciadv.abj5689.

99-Million-Year-Old Modern-Looking Crab Found in Burmese Amber

Oct 21, 2021 by News Staff

The new fossil from the Cretaceous of Myanmar preserves large compound eyes, delicate mouthparts, and even gills. Cretapsara athanata, a modern-looking...