Mammal Hair

in Baltic Amber

I know you are going to think this impossible. But there is a large tuft of hair in this specimen of amber. Not only is it practically impossible to find hair in amber, but it is impossible to find it for sale! This is an extremely rare and valuable piece of amber. Now what type of hair, I do not know. But I can tell you this: the hair is about 45 million year old, and was found in the Baltic area.

I wonder what the animal was and how it lost its hair. I can imagine a tree dweller getting some hair caught in the resin and having it yanked out as it moved from the one place to another. This specimen is about 1 inch x .6 inches x .25 inches. This is the crowning glory to any large collection of amber. I just cannot impress upon you strongly enough how rare this is - and further, it is in Baltic amber.

There is also a dark winged fungus gnat, Diptera, Sciaridae, in the hair mass. I do not feel it has anything to do with the hair, other than to be trapped at the same time the hair was caught. Scanned Image!

This is a once in a lifetime acquisition. You will not ever see this for sale anywhere again.

If this specimen is the one for you then just click on this price.............