Myanmar Amber with Insect Inclusions – Ancient Fossil

Discover a remarkable piece of prehistoric history with this golden Myanmar amber specimen, featuring multiple insect inclusions suspended within its warm, translucent amber body. Numerous tiny bubbles and natural internal features add depth and character, while the preserved insects offer a fascinating glimpse into an ancient ecosystem. Each detail makes this specimen an intriguing addition to a fossil collection, connecting you with life from a world that existed around 100 million years ago.

Specimen Details

✓ Material: Natural amber (Burmese amber)
✓ Age: Approximately 100 million years old (Cretaceous Period)
✓ Origin: Hukawng Valley, Northern Myanmar
✓ Specimen Size: Approximately 23 mm × 14 mm × 5 mm
✓ Weight: 0.9 grams (4.8 carats)
✓ Inclusions: Multiple insect inclusions
✓ Colour: Golden yellow to amber-orange
✓ Specimen Type: Fossil resin with insect inclusions
✓ Display: Ideal for a fossil collection or cabinet display
✓ Exact Specimen: You will receive the individual amber specimen shown in the photographs.

The Story Behind Myanmar Amber

Myanmar amber, historically known as Burmese amber or burmite, is fossilised tree resin renowned for its warm colours and remarkable preservation of prehistoric life. The famous deposits of the Hukawng Valley in northern Myanmar formed approximately 99 million years ago, during the Cretaceous Period, when dinosaurs roamed the Earth and ancient tropical forests supported a remarkable diversity of life.

Originally produced by resin-secreting trees, the sticky resin could trap insects, spiders, plant fragments and other organic material. Over millions of years, burial and natural chemical changes transformed the resin into amber, sometimes preserving extraordinary details of organisms that lived during the age of the dinosaurs.

Myanmar amber is especially important to palaeontologists because it preserves an exceptionally diverse record of ancient life. Its fossil inclusions help scientists investigate prehistoric ecosystems, the evolution of insects and other organisms, and the relationships between ancient and modern species.

Today, Myanmar amber is prized by collectors for its natural beauty, geological age and connection to a world that existed nearly 100 million years ago. Each specimen offers a tangible link to Earth's distant past, preserving a small part of an ancient environment within fossilised tree resin.

Bring 100 Million Years of History into Your Collection

Add this captivating piece of Burmese amber to your collection and explore the tiny details of prehistoric life preserved in golden fossil resin. Whether you are an established fossil collector or beginning your journey into palaeontology, this specimen offers a tangible connection to Earth's distant past.