Based on its internal shell structure, the amber-encased ammonite is a juvenile that belongs to the subgenus Puzosia (Bhimaites), which makes a lot of sense in 99-million-year-old amber, Wang says ...

Researchers report a marine ammonite preserved in Burmese amber. Because the source of amber is fossilized tree resin, the inclusion of aquatic and marine animals in amber is exceptionally rare ...

First fossil of an ammonite trapped in amber is found in northern Myanmar – and scientists say the sea creature died after getting stuck on a beach 99 million years ago.

A 99-million-year-old ammonite trapped in amber has been discovered for the first time.. Found in northern Myanmar, it contains at least 40 other creatures, including spiders, millipedes ...

This 100-Million-Year-Old Squid Relative Was Entrapped in Amber The ancient ammonite was preserved alongside the remains of at least 40 other marine and terrestrial creatures ...

The ammonite is truly historically significant. Thousands of samples of Burmese amber have been studied over the course of human history. In those thousands of samples, only ONE ammonite has ever ...

The ammonite. Photo: Yu et al (PNAS 2019) The specimen came from an amber mine in northern Myanmar, a region famous for the diverse array of species found in its amber deposits.

Burmese amber is known for holding an incredibly diverse array of creatures, like 99-million-year-old ants and other insects, so it makes sense that the ammonite was found in Myanmar.

The ammonite, a kind of sea animal, was trapped in 99-million-year-old amber from northern Myanmar. The amber is 33 mm long, 9.5 mm wide, 29 mm high and weighs 6.08 g.

Amber can be a veritable treasure trove of ancient animals and insects, but it most commonly captures creatures that lived in forests – understandable, given the stuff starts life as tree sap.

Paleontologists found a chunk of amber that contains a curious assemblage of land and water creatures, including the shell of an ammonite. The researchers believe that the fossils are from around ...

Amber, being fossilized tree resin, usually preserves scenes from an ancient forest. The latest stunning find from Myanmar, however, is a souvenir from a day at the beach 99 million years ago, ...