{"id":1398,"date":"2026-01-13T17:53:27","date_gmt":"2026-01-13T17:53:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1398"},"modified":"2026-02-09T21:37:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-09T21:37:55","slug":"1398","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/product\/1398\/","title":{"rendered":"Well preserved Cretaceous Burmite Feather Inclusion | uftr-008-25"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"citation-31 citation-end-31\">This museum-quality piece features a large, well-defined feather inclusion.<\/span> Given the mid-Cretaceous age of Burmite (~99 million years), this feather likely belonged to either an <b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"179\">Enantiornithes<\/b> (the most common group of prehistoric &#8220;opposite birds&#8221;) or a <b data-path-to-node=\"2\" data-index-in-node=\"255\">non-avian feathered dinosaur<\/b><\/p>\n<p><b data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\">Feather Morphology:<\/b><span class=\"citation-30\"> The specimen shows a clear central <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"55\"><span class=\"citation-30\">rachis<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-30\"> (shaft) with organized <\/span><b data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"85\"><span class=\"citation-30\">barbs<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-30 citation-end-30\"> branching outward.<\/span> The presence of visible <b data-path-to-node=\"3,0,0\" data-index-in-node=\"134\">barbules<\/b> (the microscopic &#8220;hooks&#8221; that hold a feather together) indicates a sophisticated evolutionary stage, potentially from a flight or contour feather.<\/p>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\">\n<p><b data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"0\"><span class=\"citation-29\">Preservation:<\/span><\/b><span class=\"citation-29 citation-end-29\"> The feather retains its three-dimensional structure rather than being flattened, allowing for study from multiple angles.<\/span> In some areas, subtle <b data-path-to-node=\"3,1,0\" data-index-in-node=\"158\">pigmentation<\/b> (melanosomes) may be visible as dark or reddish-brown banding.<\/p>\n<div class=\"source-inline-chip-container ng-star-inserted\">Details:<br \/>\nAmber Type: Genuine Burmite (Kachin Myanmar Amber, Hukawng Valley)<br \/>\nGeological Age: Mid-Cretaceous (~99 myo)<br \/>\nPrimary Inclusion: Vertebrate Feather<br \/>\nDimensions: 37&#215;21.76&#215;6.8 mm<br \/>\nWeight: 16.04<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This museum-quality piece features a large, well-defined feather inclusion. Given the mid-Cretaceous age of Burmite (~99 million years), this feather likely belonged to either an Enantiornithes (the most common group of prehistoric &#8220;opposite birds&#8221;) or a non-avian feathered dinosaur Feather Morphology: The specimen shows a clear central rachis (shaft) with organized barbs branching outward. The [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1401,"template":"","meta":{"spay_email":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1398"}],"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\/1401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kachinamber.com\/store\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}