Dominican Amber Rainforest Beetle and Mite

Fossil Amber

Class Arachnida, Subclass Acarina

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Coleoptera, Family Scydmaenidae

Geological Time: Oligocene-Miocene

Size (25.4mm = 1 inch): Amber: 18 mm long , 10 mm across , Inclusions: 1 mm - 2 mm

Fossil Site: Region near Santiago, Dominican Republic

Code: DA3033

Price: Sold

Dominican Amber Rainforest Beetle and MiteDescription: This amber piece displays an ant-like stone beetle (Family Scydmaenidae). The other inclusion is a relative of the spiders known as a mite. Mites are members of the subclass Acarina, and are very successful arthropods primarily due to their small size.

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