Age: Oligocene-Miocene.
Location: Mina la Cumbre, Dominican Republic.
Dominican amber is a fossil resin
of vegetable origin that comes from the legume Hymenaea protera, dated between
25 and 40 million years.
Dominican amber differs from Baltic amber by being more transparent, and by having a greater number of fossil remains.
This piece contains a thread-legged bug belonging to the subfamily Emesinae, they have a very thin body and are lurking and predatory insects that can be collected on palm leaves, cliffs, spider webs or near lights at night.
Weight: 2,59 g
Measures: 4,3 cm x 1,8 cm