Orsten-type Lagerstätten sensu stricto are represented by several localities around the world, delivering a unique window into the meiofauna of the Early Palaeozoic. They are providing beautifully three-dimensionally preserved, phosphatized organisms, mostly articulated arthropodans. Among them, Pentastomida (tongue-worms) is an intriguing group of parasites. Today, they infect almost all groups of vertebrates, including human...

Rake-legged mites (Caeculidae) are ambush predators. The fossil record of the group Caeculidae is scarce, but includes a few well-preserved specimens in Miocene, Eocene and Cretaceous ambers. We report newly discovered specimens from approximately 100-million-year-old Kachin amber in Myanmar. The specimens possess the typical raptorial forelegs bearing spine-like setae with extended sockets. One of the new specimens, and possi...