<i>Fantosmium</i>, a New Genus of Onthophilinae From Mid-Cretaceous Kachin Amber (Coleoptera: Histeridae). [PDF]
Ecol EvolWe describe and illustrate Fantosmium qizhihaoi gen. et sp. nov., a new histerid beetle from mid‐Cretaceous Kachin amber, and evaluate its phylogenetic position based on morphological characters.
Li YD, Huang DY, Cai CY.
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A new whip scorpion (Arachnida: Thelyphonida) with a phoretic mite (Acariformes: Trochometridiidae) from Mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber [PDF]
BMC Ecology and EvolutionBackground Mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber is a valuable resource for studying the diversity, evolution, and ecology of microarthropods, including arachnids.
Ziying Wu +5 more
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A New Interesting Moth Lacewing (Neuroptera: Ithonidae) from the Mid-Cretaceous Kachin Amber [PDF]
InsectsOne new genus and species of Ithonidae, Cretithone zhangi gen. et sp. nov., is described from the mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber. Cretithone gen. nov.
Yuying Li +6 more
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An Enigmatic Cretaceous Beetle in Kachin Amber With Tentative Affinities to Pythidae (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionTenebrionoids are not uncommon in late Mesozoic ambers, but their paleodiversity remains poorly explored, partly due to the insufficiently defined families of the extant fauna.
Murray Andrew Johnston +2 more
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New stenurothripid thrips from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber (Thysanoptera, Stenurothripidae) [PDF]
ZooKeysHitherto, only two species of the thysanopteran suborder Terebrantia have been reported from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber (Myanmar). This is here expanded through the discovery of two new genera and species, described and figured as Parallelothrips ...
Dawei Guo +3 more
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Early stage of evolution of Gonomyia (Diptera: Limoniidae), new significant discoveries in the Cretaceous Iberian and Kachin amber [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2022 Thanks to detailed studies of inclusions in Spanish and Kachin amber, it was also possible to study the morphology of insects belonging to the genus Gonomyia. A new material under investigation made it possible to establish two new nominative for science
Iwona Kania-Kłosok +4 more
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Possible Fossil Larvae of Staphylinidae from Kachin Amber and a Quantitative Morphological Comparison Indicate That Rove Beetle Larvae Partly Replaced Lacewing Larvae. [PDF]
InsectsSimple Summary Beetles are highly diverse in their morphology, not only among adults, but also among the larvae. However, there is often only little knowledge about the larvae in particular.
Haug JT, Zippel A, Haug GT, Haug C.
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Hidden taxonomic and taphonomic diversity revealed by mayflies (Ephemeroptera: Hexagenitidae) from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber [PDF]
Scientific ReportsHexagenitidae is an extinct family of Ephemeroptera with a fossil record spanning from the Early Jurassic to the Early Cretaceous. However, in mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber, one of the most diverse insect-bearing biotas known to date, only a single species,
Nicolas Adrian Stagg +7 more
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Taxonomy, 2021 A total of 14 species in seven tingid genera have been described from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese (Kachin) amber from northern Myanmar, with very distinct paleofauna. Here, a new species of a new genus, Burmavianaida anomalocapitata gen. et sp.
Jun Souma +2 more
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Filmy Ferns (Hymenophyllaceae) and Associated Spike-Mosses (Selaginellaceae) from the Mid-Cretaceous Kachin Amber, Myanmar [PDF]
Biology, 2022 Filmy ferns (Hymenophyllaceae) are the most diverse lineage of the early-diverging leptosporangiate ferns with ca. 430 species widely distributed around the world but with the highest diversity in the humid tropics. However, their fossil record is scarce
Ya Li +4 more
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