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Unusual Bark Louse in Dominican Amber
Stock Number  AA922063

Name:   Bark Louse
Age:  Oligocene
Formation:  Amber Mines
Location:  Dominican Republic
Size:  Amber piece is 0.4 inches long

This is an extremely unusual insect in Dominican Amber. There is a Bark Louse fossilized in this Dominican Amber piece. The insect is beautifully preserved and retains very good detail. The insect is very easily seen trapped within the cognac-colored amber piece. This is a strange insect entombed in Oligocene-age amber. (small close-up photo is included for free)


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