Amber

Description

Fossil cribellate spider's web, planthopper (Fulgoroidea indet.) and unidentified arthropods (Arthropoda indet.), in polished amber, from the Oligocene Age of Palanga, Lithuania

Museum reference

G.2002.72.1

Collection

Fossils

Object name

Amber

Scientific name(s)

species: Fulgoroidea indet. - Bug
phylum/division: Arthropoda von Siebold, 1848 - Arthropod

Specimen details

Specimen form: Fossil

Materials

Amber

Collection place(s)

Palanga, Lithuania, Northern Europe

Associations

Collector: Holden, Olle, 2002 - 2003 (fl.)

Exhibitions

• Amazing Amber (10 May 2013 - 08 Sep 2013)
  National Museum of Scotland

• Treasured: Wonderful Things, Amazing Stories (14 Nov 2008 - 01 Jan 2011)
  National Museum of Scotland