{"id":1333,"date":"2025-12-02T17:31:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:31:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1333"},"modified":"2025-12-02T17:31:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T17:31:03","slug":"rare-cretaceous-millipede-cn-02-25","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/product\/rare-cretaceous-millipede-cn-02-25\/","title":{"rendered":"RARE Cretaceous Millipede | CN-02-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-path-to-node=\"8\"><b>The Ancient Arborist: A Rare Window into the Cretaceous Forest<\/b><\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"9\">This remarkable specimen captures an ancient Millipede from the Mid-Cretaceous period (Cenomanian stage), a time when these important decomposers were thriving alongside the dinosaurs. Millipedes are far less common in Burmese amber than many other arthropods, making this a highly desirable find.<\/p>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"10\"><b>Specimen Quality and Detail:<\/b> The inclusion is a nearly complete adult Millipede, preserved in a dramatic, curved pose across the length of the stone.<\/p>\n<ul data-path-to-node=\"11\">\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,0,0\"><b>Positive Identification (Diplopoda):<\/b> The anatomical preservation is clean enough to clearly identify the specimen as a Millipede (Diplopoda), evidenced by the two pairs of legs visible on most trunk segments\u2014the defining characteristic of the class.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,1,0\"><b>Exoskeleton Preservation:<\/b> The cuticle of the millipede shows signs of beautiful preservation, with residual greenish-yellow structural coloration visible under magnification.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<p data-path-to-node=\"11,2,0\"><b>Ecological Context:<\/b> A small syninclusion (likely a fly or wasp) is also preserved nearby, adding to the ecological story of our ancient Kachin Hukawng Valley forest floor!<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Dimensions: <span data-sheets-root=\"1\">24.46&#215;14.17&#215;10.32<\/span> mm<br \/>\nWeight: <span data-sheets-root=\"1\">10.585<\/span> cts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Ancient Arborist: A Rare Window into the Cretaceous Forest This remarkable specimen captures an ancient Millipede from the Mid-Cretaceous period (Cenomanian stage), a time when these important decomposers were thriving alongside the dinosaurs. Millipedes are far less common in Burmese amber than many other arthropods, making this a highly desirable find. Specimen Quality and [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1336,"template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1333"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1333"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}