Spider in Rare Cretaceous Amber

Walked with the Dinosaurs

Spider Amber Inclusion

Subphylum Chelicerata, Class Arachnida, Order Araneae, Family Araneidae

Geological Time: Late Cretaceous, Cenomanian Stage (~100 million years ago)

Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Amber: 15 mm long, 9 mm across, Inclusion: 4 mm (curve measure)

Fossil Site: Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, Myanmar

Code: MYA11

Price: Sold

Spider in Rare Cretaceous AmberDescription: This plaque of amber displays a fine spider. The oldest amber containing insects comes from the deposits of Lebanon at some 135 million years of age. Deposits in Myanmar, New Jersey, and Japan are somewhat younger. The true spiders are one of the oldest of land animals, with some examples extending back into the Devonian. Several families have been described from Burmite, with this one most likely from the family Araneidae.

References: AMNH Novitates, No. 3361, Mar 26, 2002.

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