Burmese amber

Description

Fossil mayfly (Ephemeroptera), two beetles (Coleoptera) and parasitic wasp (Hymenoptera: Parasitica), in a piece of amber-coloured Burmese amber, from the Cenomanian Age of the Noije Bum Amber Mine, Kachin State, Myanmar

Museum reference

G.2010.20.3

Collection

Fossils

Object name

Burmese amber

Scientific name(s)

species: Ephemeroptera indet. - Mayfly
species: Coleoptera indet. - Beetle
species: Hymenoptera indet. - Insect

Specimen details

Specimen form: Fossil

Collection place(s)

Noije Bum Amber Mine, Kachin State, Myanmar, Southeast Asia

Exhibitions

• Amazing Amber (10 May 2013 - 08 Sep 2013)
  National Museum of Scotland