{"id":1357,"date":"2025-12-07T23:13:21","date_gmt":"2025-12-07T23:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1357"},"modified":"2026-02-11T17:46:04","modified_gmt":"2026-02-11T17:46:04","slug":"cretaceous-burmite-scorpion-inclusion-sc-022-25","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/product\/cretaceous-burmite-scorpion-inclusion-sc-022-25\/","title":{"rendered":"Cretaceous Burmite Scorpion inclusion | SC-022-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"361\" data-end=\"756\">This Cretaceous Burmese amber specimen contains a <strong data-start=\"411\" data-end=\"443\">partially preserved scorpion<\/strong>, including <strong data-start=\"455\" data-end=\"493\">segments of the abdomen (mesosoma)<\/strong> along with several <strong data-start=\"513\" data-end=\"527\">appendages<\/strong> such as legs and possible pedipalp remnants. Though not a complete individual, the preserved structures are <strong data-start=\"636\" data-end=\"686\">clear, diagnostic, and unmistakably Scorpiones<\/strong>, placing this slab into the high-interest tier of Burmite inclusions.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"758\" data-end=\"1184\">The abdomen fragments show visible segmentation consistent with scorpion mesosoma morphology, while the surrounding appendages\u2014some articulated, some displaced\u2014indicate the organism was trapped during, or shortly before, a resin-flow disturbance. These partial scorpion specimens are valuable both scientifically and commercially, as they provide insight into early lineage scorpions from the Late Cretaceous tropical forests.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1186\" data-end=\"1469\">The amber itself features warm golden-orange transparency with darker resin flow bands at the edges, which enhance visual contrast when viewing the fossil material. The slab-like geometry offers a wide observational window ideal for macrophotography, microscopy, or display lighting.<\/p>\n<p><strong data-start=\"2100\" data-end=\"2115\">Dimensions:<\/strong> 35.01 \u00d7 12.61 \u00d7 9.36 mm<br data-start=\"2139\" data-end=\"2142\" \/><strong data-start=\"2142\" data-end=\"2153\">Weight:<\/strong> 14.455 cts<br data-start=\"2164\" data-end=\"2167\" \/><strong data-start=\"2167\" data-end=\"2175\">Age:<\/strong> ~99 million years (Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian)<br data-start=\"2223\" data-end=\"2226\" \/><strong data-start=\"2226\" data-end=\"2239\">Locality:<\/strong> Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar<br data-start=\"2277\" data-end=\"2280\" \/><strong data-start=\"2280\" data-end=\"2293\">Material:<\/strong> Natural Burmese amber (Burmite)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This Cretaceous Burmese amber specimen contains a partially preserved scorpion, including segments of the abdomen (mesosoma) along with several appendages such as legs and possible pedipalp remnants. Though not a complete individual, the preserved structures are clear, diagnostic, and unmistakably Scorpiones, placing this slab into the high-interest tier of Burmite inclusions. The abdomen fragments show [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1358,"template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1357"}],"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\/1358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1357"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}