Copal with Insects
at-auction$ 20
- Locality
- Nosy Varika, Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region, Madagascar
- Dimensions
- 9 x 1.2 x 1 cm
- Size class
- Small Cabinet
- SID
- K486
Fossilized tree sap containing inclusions of well preserved insects. There are many small insects including a 1.4cm insect that looks like a cockroach. Copal is similar to amber, but younger in age. This copal is from the tree species Hymenaea verrucosa and believed to be from the Quaternary Period. Polished on all sides.