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Auction archive: Lot number 426

Mystery Feather in Amber

Natural History
22 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$2,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Auction archive: Lot number 426

Mystery Feather in Amber

Natural History
22 May 2019
Estimate
US$2,000 - US$2,500
Price realised:
n. a.
Beschreibung:

Indeterminate species Cretaceous Jukawang Valley, Myanmar Most amber is too young to contain dinosaur feathers, but Burmite, the 100-million-year-old amber found in the Jukawang Valley in northern Burma (Myanmar), is not. In one of the scientific stories of the year several years ago, presumed dinosaur feathers were found in 80-million-year-old Canadian amber. More than 40,000 Canadian amber specimens were examined from a museum collection, which yielded about a dozen amber nuggets containing feathers. The distinction between dinosaurs and early birds is somewhat blurred. Both coelurosaur and tyrannosaur dinosaurs are known to have been feathered, evidenced by the outstanding fossils that have been found in Liaoning, China, dated from 110-130 million years old. Both the diversity and preservation of the possible dinosaur feathers preserved in Burmite exceed that of the Canadian amber. In the present specimen, a partial feather is seen in remarkable detail; the branching symmetric feathers are beautifully preserved with a central rachis. Being symmetrical, these are not flight feathers but rather feathers from the body or arm of a 100-million-year-old dinosaur or the body of a bird. Feather measuring 6mm; Amber cabochon measuring 18 x 13mm

Auction archive: Lot number 426
Auction:
Datum:
22 May 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams London
Los Angeles 7601 W. Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90046 Tel: +1 323 850 7500 Fax : +1 323 850 6090 info.us@bonhams.com
Beschreibung:

Indeterminate species Cretaceous Jukawang Valley, Myanmar Most amber is too young to contain dinosaur feathers, but Burmite, the 100-million-year-old amber found in the Jukawang Valley in northern Burma (Myanmar), is not. In one of the scientific stories of the year several years ago, presumed dinosaur feathers were found in 80-million-year-old Canadian amber. More than 40,000 Canadian amber specimens were examined from a museum collection, which yielded about a dozen amber nuggets containing feathers. The distinction between dinosaurs and early birds is somewhat blurred. Both coelurosaur and tyrannosaur dinosaurs are known to have been feathered, evidenced by the outstanding fossils that have been found in Liaoning, China, dated from 110-130 million years old. Both the diversity and preservation of the possible dinosaur feathers preserved in Burmite exceed that of the Canadian amber. In the present specimen, a partial feather is seen in remarkable detail; the branching symmetric feathers are beautifully preserved with a central rachis. Being symmetrical, these are not flight feathers but rather feathers from the body or arm of a 100-million-year-old dinosaur or the body of a bird. Feather measuring 6mm; Amber cabochon measuring 18 x 13mm

Auction archive: Lot number 426
Auction:
Datum:
22 May 2019
Auction house:
Bonhams London
Los Angeles 7601 W. Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles CA 90046 Tel: +1 323 850 7500 Fax : +1 323 850 6090 info.us@bonhams.com
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