The first fossil cyphophthalmid harvestman from Baltic amber [PDF]
Arachnologische Mitteilungen, 2011 The first fossil cyphophthalmid harvestman (Opiliones: Cyphophthalmi) from Palaeogene (Eocene) Baltic amber is described. This is only the third fossil example of this basal harvestman lineage; the others being from the probably slightly younger ...
Dunlop, Jason A., Mitov, Plamen G.
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Carnivorous leaves from Baltic amber. [PDF]
Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 2015 SignificanceAmber, fossil tree resin, preserves organisms in microscopic fidelity, and frequently fossils preserved in amber are otherwise absent in the entire fossil record. Plant remains, however, are rarely entrapped in amber, compared with the vast amount of insects and other animals.
Sadowski EM +5 more
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Entomopathogenic fungi (Hypocreales: Ophiocordycipitaceae) infecting bark lice (Psocoptera) in Dominican and Baltic amber. [PDF]
Mycology, 2020 Poinar G, Vega FE.
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A new species of Lacinius in amber (Arachnida: Opiliones) [PDF]
Fossil Record, 2014 A new specimen of Lacinius Thorell, 1876; (Opiliones: Phalangiidae) from Eocene Baltic amber is described. We interpret it as conspecific with a slightly younger record from the German Bitterfeld amber, originally referred to as the extant species L ...
P. G. Mitov, J. A. Dunlop, D. Penney
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Arachnids in Bitterfeld amber: A unique fauna of fossils from the heart of Europe or simply old friends? [PDF]
Evolutionary Systematics, 2018 Bitterfeld amber, sometimes referred to as Saxon or Saxonian amber, is a potentially significant but poorly known source of arthropod data for the Palaeogene of northern Europe.
Jason A. Dunlop +4 more
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New species of belytine and diapriine wasps (Hymenoptera: Diapriidae) from Eocene Baltic amber
European Journal of Taxonomy, 2022 The fossil diversity of Diapriidae in Baltic amber, dated Upper Eocene, has been poorly investigated. However, some studies suggest that this family was already diversified at this time.
Manuel Brazidec, Lars Vilhelmsen
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Lygistorrhinidae (Diptera: Bibionomorpha: Sciaroidea) in early Eocene Cambay amber [PDF]
PeerJ, 2017 One new genus and three new species of Lygistorrhinidae in early Eocene Cambay amber from India are described, which significantly increases our knowledge about this group in the Eocene. Lygistorrhina indica n. sp.
Frauke Stebner +3 more
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The Amber Industry: Development Сhallenges and Combating Amber Trafficking in the Baltic Region [PDF]
Baltic Region, 2017 This article considers the current state and prospective development of the amber industry in the Baltic Sea region. The authors identify the main obstacles to the industry’s development in Russia — poor pricing mechanisms for raw amber, an imbalance ...
Volchetskaya Т. S. +2 more
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A new species of Bocchus from upper Eocene Rovno amber (Hymenoptera, Dryinidae) [PDF]
Journal of Hymenoptera Research, 2022 A new fossil species of Dryinidae (Hymenoptera, Chrysidoidea) from upper Eocene Rovno amber (Ukraine) is described: Bocchus rex sp. nov. It is compared with two other species of Bocchus known from European amber: B.
Massimo Olmi +6 more
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