Rare - Praying Mantis in Amber Teeth measuring up to 40 feet

measuring up to 40 feet (~12 meters) long

with its remains dating back only 150

These men named the blue pectolites “Larimar” by combining the name of Mendez’s daughter

a meteorite that fell some 14

60's & 70's Dave Douglass began his passion for fossil collecting in an area known as the Braidwood / Mazon Creek fossil beds in Illinois

Rare - Praying Mantis in Amber Teeth measuring up to 40 feetAmber is the fossilized resin of a variety of ancient species of coniferous and flowering trees. It is one of the few organic substances to qualify as a gemstone. Amber's color and opacity is determined by the type of tree that produces the resin, (as well as the density of microscopic air bubbles inside). Amber has the ability to preserve bits of forest debris from millions of years ago. Also, insects, small reptiles, plants and seeds, and even