Lot 692
Remarkable Lizard Foot and Skin in 100 Million Year Old Amber. One of the rarest and most desirable of creatures in amber is that of a lizard. Most animals including lizards are too big to be trapped in the small amounts of tree resin that fell on the ground 100 million years ago. Burmite is 100 million year old amber that is found in the Hukawng Valley of Myanmar (Burma) and is one of the very few spots where the amber was deposited at the time dinosaurs existed. This remarkable lizard foot and lizard skin is encased in a 33 x 17mm clear amber cabochon that clearly shows the complete foot and partial skin. The skin remained due to bacterial activity continuing after the lizard was entombed in,leaving only a foot and some skin. Housed in an 8 x 6 inch Riker mount with a clear photo of the lizard foot. Estimate $1,500 - 2,500. Estimate Value $1,000 - UP
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