Dinosaur Age Amber with a Spider (Araneae)

Dinosaur Age Amber with a Spider (Araneae)Spiders of the order Araneae are among the most sought after inclusions in Baltic amber, offering a direct window into the arachnid diversity of Eocene European forests some 40 to 50 million years ago. Their generally ground dwelling habits meant encounters with flowing tree resin were opportunistic rather than common, keeping amber specimens genuinely scarce relative to flying insects. When preserved, they frequently display extraordinary detail

especially in relation to the modern great white shark

it’s fun to note where a tooth came from

Megalodon teeth from Peru are something else entirely

are available in this set

These teeth are believed to come from raptor-like theropods—fast

they could feed on fish

with smooth edges and solid crowns that hold their shape even after millions of years

or heavily worked pits—are limited in extent and often exposed only during mining or construction

Color and preservation

slightly eroded root

Bone Valley

the ball-shaped joint at the back of the skull where the neck vertebrae attached the triceratops' massive head to its body