Copal with insects
at-auction- Locality
- Nosy Varika, Vatovavy-Fitovinany Region, Madagascar
- Dimensions
- 4.1 x 1.2 x 0.6 cm
- Size class
- Miniature
- SID
- MC1
Fossil tree sap containing 4 well preserved wood boring insects. Like amber, copal is fossilzed tree sap, though younger in age. This copal is from the tree species Hymenaea verrucosa and believed to be from the Quaternary Period.