What's New

The following is a list of the major changes to this exhibit, with the most recent changes shown first:

Revised: June 05, 2007.

01-08-01: True Blue Dominican Amber; A very rare example of "True Blue" Dominican amber.

12-31-00: Scanning Electron Microscope Images; These images of extant (living today) insects are provided to help give some guidance in classifying and comparing extinct prehistoric fossils found in amber.

12-31-00: Hymenaea Petal with Beetle; A rare and delicate 35 million year old petal from the extinct Hymenaea Protera tree. This is the very same tree that produced the unique resin which would eventually become world famous Dominican amber.

11-04-00: Unknown #1; This unclassified prehistoric beetle is characterized by a long "stinger" shaped tail.

10-31-00: Larva #2; This outstanding one of a kind fossil is as perfectly preserved today as it was 30 million years ago.

10-25-00: Bristletail; This primitive terrestrial insect is rarely found completely intact. This perfect specimen comes from the same nugget as the ant fossil.

10-24-00: Winged Insect; New fossil added, includes an enlarged view of a unclassified winged insect with a distinctive segmented body.

10-20-00: Bug; New unidentified fossil added, includes an enlarged view.

10-20-00: What's New; Created this What's New page

09-20-00: Bee; New fossil of a prehistoric Dominican bee was added.

09-15-00: Renovated "The Amber Room"; Now listed as amberfossils.com "Natures Showcase"

06-30-95: Created "The Amber Room"