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| Specimen: |
Termite in copal |
| Location: |
Columbia, South America |
| Period: |
Miocene/Pleistocene |
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Formation: |
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Dimensions: |
nugget 30 X 20 mm |
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Item: |
odds-1-termite61 |
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Price: |
$10 |
This
elongated clear yellow nugget contains a well preserved termite;
small bubbles emanate from the digestive tract. (FYI – once the termite
was encased, the bacteria in its gut continued to digest the wood,
creating the gases that formed the bubbles.) |