Interiors & Decorations

Jewellery & Precious Stones

Watches, Pens & Lighters

Fashion

Coins & Stamps

Comics & Animation

Classic Cars, Motorcycles & Automobilia

Wine, Whisky & Spirits

Asian & Tribal Art

Trading Cards

Toys & Models

Archaeology & Natural History

Sports

Music, Movies & Cameras

Books & Historical Memorabilia

Please donot overestimate the size of this.

Haidomyrmecinae, occasionally called hell ants, are an extinct subfamily of ants (Formicidae) known from Cretaceous fossils.
These ants had scythe-like appendages on their head used for seizing prey that are unlike anything known from extant ant species.


Cretaceous (145 - 66 million years) - Myanmar

Rare Hell Ant Fossil Inclusion - Amber - Haidomyrmex

Fossils

Reserve price

No reserve price

Buy now

Closing date

Friday

16 February

17 February

Tuesday

tomorrow

Wednesday

Saturday

Thursday

Budget

From

Location

Spain

The Netherlands

Italy

France

Germany

United States

Lithuania

Hong Kong

Taiwan

Romania

Türkiye

Portugal

Poland

Belgium

Sweden

Austria

Luxembourg

Singapore

Bulgaria

Switzerland

United Kingdom

Malta

Dimensions

Height

Width

Depth

Object

Fossilised animal

Fossil tooth

Amber

Fossil skeleton

Fossil cabochon

Fossil teeth

Fossil matrix

Fossilised plant

Fossil carapace

Raw mineral

Fossil fragment

Fossilised jaw

Fossilised shell

Fossil mortality plate

Fossil molar

Fossil bone

Carved mineral

Fossilised tusk

Fossil plate matrix

Fossil skull

Fossilised wood

Necklace

Earrings

Metaphysical stones

Ring

Country of origin

Morocco

Madagascar

Myanmar

North America

China

Indonesia

Netherlands

Asia

Brazil

Lebanon

Turkey

Russia

Baltic states

Canada

Algeria

Dominican Republic

South America

Material

Silver

Gold-plated

Yellow gold

Gender

Women

Unisex

Condition

Natural

Restored

Enhanced

Manipulated

As new - unused

Reassembled

Composed

Good condition

Reconstructed

Excellent condition - barely used with minimal signs of wear

Good condition - used with some signs of wear

Good condition - used with small signs of aging & blemishes

Fair condition

Period

Cretaceous (145 - 66 million years)

Cretaceous, Upper (100.5 - 66 million years)

Neogene, Miocene (23.03 - 5.33 million years)

Cretaceous, Lower (145 - 100.5 million years)

Devonian (419.2 - 358.9 million years)

Paleogene, Eocene (56 - 33.9 million years)

Quaternary, Pleistocene (2.58 - 0.0117 million years)

Neogene (23.03 - 2.58 million years)

Jurassic (201.3 - 145 million years)

Carboniferous, Pennsylvanian (323.2 - 298.9 million years)

Ordovician (485.4 - 443.8 million years)

Devonian, Middle (393.3 - 382.7 million years)

Triassic (251.9 - 201.3 million years)

Jurassic, Lower (201.3 - 174.1 million years)

Cambrian (541 - 485.4 million years)

Jurassic, Upper (163.5 - 145 million years)

Carboniferous (358.9 - 298.9 million years)

Cambrian, Series 2 (521 - 509 million years)

Ordovician, Middle (470 - 458.4 million years)

Paleogene, Paleocene (66 - 56 million years)

Triassic, Lower (251.9 - 247.2 million years)

Triassic, Middle (247.2 - 237 million years)

Paleozoic (541 - 251.9 million years)

Cenozoic (66 - 0 million years)

Quaternary, Holocene (0.0117 - 0 million years)

Stone

Coral

Blood Coral

Turquoise

Onyx

Natural Pearl

Lapis lazuli

Pearl

Emerald

Topaz

Certification

No laboratory report

Fineness

18 kt.

Style

Paleolithic

Art Deco

Faceted cut

Baroque

Round

Cabochon cut

Oval

Exact colour

White

Mineral

Petrified wood

Malachite

Milky quartz

Mineral form

Freeform

Geode

Heart

Sphere

Culture

Berbère

Pearl luster

Good

Pearl surface quality

Lightly spotted

Clean

Size on item

Adjustable

55 (EU) / 15 (IT) / 7 ¼ (US)

57 (EU) / 17 (IT) / 8 (US)

60 (EU) / 20 (IT) / 9 (US)

After 2000

1900-2000

Before 1400

Treatment

Polished

Fossils

This object is no longer available, but there’s still lots to explore

Rare Hell Ant Fossil Inclusion - Amber - Haidomyrmex

Popular in Fossils

997 objects

Related collections