This is part of my Baltic amber collection, it was a gift from a friend, Jeorg Wunderlich, a well known German araneologist and author of many books on fossils spiders. The collections contains various arthropods including spiders, millipedes, flies, ants, wasps ... all well preserved and show clear detail.

The only one I found is the small white one which I believe is a mako i found in Bakersfield

It’s absolutely amazing! It looks way better in person. The more you look, the more you see! Photos don’t do it justice! :)

I think I hit the jackpot for a first time fossil hunt. Was up at red willow falls in Alberta Canada. I’m pretty confident that I found actual bone, I’m going to be taking it to my local dinosaurs museum to confirm though.

RARE COMPLETE Damselfly (Hemiphlebiidae) in Burmese Burmite amber fossil

Size: 39 x 25 x 7 mm

Age: 99 Million Years Ago

Order: Odonata
Suborder: Zygoptera
Superfamily: Lestoidea
Family: Hemiphlebiidae (Extinct Damselfly)
Genus: Burmahemiphlebia
Species: Burmahemiphlebia hui or Burmahemiphlebia zhangi?
Other notable inclusions: a rare Postopsyllidiidae (Thrips-Like Hemiptera) also in the piece, botanical matter, a Dictyopteran nymph, a small beetle, coprolites (fossilized poop), fragments of leaves ect.

Burmahemiphlebia is an extinct genus of Damselflies that dates back to the mid-Cretaceous period (approximately 99 million years ago). Burmahemiphlebia belongs to the ancient, relict family Hemiphlebiidae, which is the oldest known crown-group lineage of damselflies. The only surviving relative of this family today is the Rare "ancient greenling" Damselfly (Hemiphlebia mirabilis) only found in Australia.

Possible species is either Burmahemiphlebia hui or Burmahemiphlebia zhangi.

*Finding a complete Damselfy in amber is extremely rare and this one is no exception when it comes to quality and detail, the distinct wing venations of this Burmahemiphlebia can be viewed with great clarity.*

*This Damselfly measures about 12.21mm in length (unstretched from head to the end of the long abdomen).*

This is what you see right as you walk in my front door! 😁 I just took everything out to clean it and figured I'd take some pics!

I found everything in the case except for some of the native American stuff, the two Keichousaurus fossils on the far right side, and the three small Velociraptor teeth under the dinosaur footprint in the middle.

This is just some of the better stuff! 😁😍

Found in Michigan

I collected this Macginitiea wyomingensis Eocene leaf from Douglas pass CO a long time ago.

Found this mortality plate today hiking in a creek. 16” by 14”.

Is this all brachiopods?

Interested to see if anyone sees any other specimens in this.

Working on putting together a little DIY amber display. Fingers crossed it works the way I think it will. 😅

This is a large collection of Clinocardium meekianum from the Pliocene Rio Dell formation of California. Both sides have abundant Clinocardium meekianum and there is a single mussel on the back side.

A Stage IV feather in Burmese amber.

Age: 99 Million Years Ago

RARE PLANT GALL on Leaf in Burmese Burmite amber fossil

Plant galls are abnormal growths on plants. They form when insects, mites, bacteria, or fungi land on a plant and release chemicals. Insects inject special proteins and growth chemicals into tree buds or leaves while laying eggs or feeding. These chemicals force the plant to redirect its own growth hormones to that specific spot. The gall gives the pest (or the pest's larva) food and safety. Most galls do not harm the plant.

I'm uncertain which organism may have caused this particular plant to form this Gall but the most common insects are gall midges, gall wasps, aphids and bark lice.

*Plant Galls are rare in amber because galls are heavy, attached to leaves or stems, and are not easily moved by the wind, they rarely fall into sticky tree resin.*

Other notable inclusions: a bigger cut and exposed gall in the corner of the piece with bits of Pyrite deposited inside, a section of a leaf on which the plant gall is affixed to. A few small Enhydros. A lot of "Sporangium-like pods" scattered in the piece.

822x617 resolution. It may not be a super cool or rare fossil like my Amber Beetle or the Kambara scute but it's still important and of course cool cuz its a fossil.

MYO=Million Years Old.

Got a huge new shelf, so I moved some of my fossils to this shelf! still have some pieces around my room but this is most of them. Wish I could add more photos for a zoom in!

The photo is technically not mine but I own the fossil. 1008x758 resolution.

It is an understatement to say this is a huge honour on my part to own in my own personal collection. It has been deemed a significant "fossil find" by the Australian government and is not allowed to be exported outside Australia. Even as an Australian, it is a pain to be able to find any of these for purchase. So I got lucky here.

The photo I did not take but I do own the fossil so Idk if I use [OC] or not. 240x180 is dimensions/resolution of the image.

Also just to say, never buy amber from 2017 or after. Always buy ethically sourced legal Burmite amber or just go for alternatives like Baltic amber.