Description

Millipede
Cretaceous
Vicinity of Maingkwan, north of Mogaunga, Myanmar (Burma)

5mm colorful millipede in 12mm Burmite amber.

Millipedes occur sporadically in the fossil record.  The earliest forms may date back to the Ordovician based on trace fossils but the earliest body fossils are known from the Late Silurian.

Here’s a complete Cretaceous millipede in clear amber from the days of the dinosaurs. Take a look through a rare window to the ancient world.