1.9" Polished Chiapas Amber With Insect Inclusion (22 g) - Mexico

This is a 1.9" piece of polished amber from Chiapas, Mexico. This amber specimen is completely unaltered. This amber contains plant material and a striking example of a Wasp (Hymenoptera). Note the wings of this wasp are significantly longer than the length of the body. This inclusion is best seen under a microscope.

 

Amber is fossilized tree resin that sometimes contains inclusions such as plant matter, fungi, and insects. This amber comes from mines in Chiapas, Mexico, and was formed during the Early/Middle Miocene (15-23 million years ago). The amber was produced by either the two extinct leguminous trees Hymenaea mexicana or Hymenaea allendis, both of which were initially described from fossil flowers included in Mexican amber.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Hymenoptera
LOCATION
Chiapas, Mexico
SIZE
1.9 x 1.5 x .7", 22 grams
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#104284
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