Fossil Amber with Trophy Cockroach

Name: Amber with Insects (Blattodea, Hymenoptera; Diptera)

Age: Pleistocene to Pliocene

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): 67 by 30 mm; 20.7 grams

Location: Andes mountains in Colombia

Code: a360

Price: $55.00 - Sold

Description: The fossil amber contains as its key attraction a well-preserved, 9 mm long, cockroach. Cockroaches appeared during Mississippian-time, and have long since thrived and survived multiple extinctions with several thousand extant species, some growing to several inches in length. The amber specimen also contains 3 Dipterans and a small wasp (Hymenoptera). The specimen that is beautifully hand-polished is extremely clear and beautifully colored.

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