A new crown wasp in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar (Hymenoptera: Stephanidae)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2016.08.014
Abstract: Abstract A third species of Cretaceous crown wasps (Euhymenoptera: Stephanoidea) is described and figured from a male preserved in Upper Cretaceous amber from the Hukawng Valley of northern Myanmar. Phoriostephanus exilis Engel and Huang, gen.… read more here.
Keywords: crown wasp; wasp cretaceous; myanmar; new crown ... See more keywords
A mid-Cretaceous Lauraceae flower, Cascolaurus burmitis gen. et sp. nov., in Myanmar amber
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2016.11.015
Abstract: Abstract An actinomorphic staminate flower in mid-Cretaceous Myanmar amber is described as Cascolaurus burmitis gen. et sp. nov. in the family Lauraceae. The fossil most closely resembles extant unisexual flowers of the genus Litsea Lam.… read more here.
Keywords: burmitis gen; gen nov; cascolaurus burmitis; flower ... See more keywords
New araripeneurids (Insecta: Neuroptera) from Upper Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2019.104350
Abstract: Abstract A new species of Araripeneuridae Cratoneura cuneata sp. nov. and an undetermined species Cratoneura sp. are described from the Upper Cretaceous (lowermost Cenomanian) Burmese amber. They can be assigned to this family by the… read more here.
Keywords: new araripeneurids; araripeneurids insecta; insecta neuroptera; neuroptera upper ... See more keywords
Giants trapped in resin: new material of Sinoalidae in mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber from northern Myanmar (Insecta, Cicadomorpha)
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2020.104450
Abstract: Abstract The cicadomorph family Sinoalidae was documented in the late Middle to early Late Jurassic Yanliao Biota from northeastern China and mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber from northern Myanmar. The known sinoalid froghoppers contained in Kachin amber… read more here.
Keywords: kachin amber; mid cretaceous; cretaceous kachin; amber northern ... See more keywords
A new species of Cretodorus (Hemiptera: Fulgoromorpha: Fulgoroidea: Mimarachnidae) from Upper Cretaceous amber of northern Myanmar
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2021.104988
Abstract: Abstract A new species of Mimarachnidae, Cretodorus rostellatus sp. nov., with well-preserved male genitalia is described from the Upper Cretaceous (lowermost Cenomanian) Burmese amber. Diagnostic features of the genus Cretodorus are reviewed. The paedomorphic nature… read more here.
Keywords: hemiptera fulgoromorpha; new species; cretodorus hemiptera; species cretodorus ... See more keywords
Novel in vivo system to monitor tRNA expression based on the recovery of GFP fluorescence and its application for the determination of plant tRNA expression.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.gene.2019.03.068
Abstract: We developed a novel assay system to quantitatively detect amber codon suppression by tRNAs expressed in plant cells. The assay was based on recovery of the expression of the green fluorescent protein (GFP) as a… read more here.
Keywords: system; fluorescence; trna expression; expression ... See more keywords
Mellow yellow: An experiment in amber
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jasrep.2017.11.038
Abstract: Abstract Amber natron glasses were produced from at least the Hellenistic period and continued to be produced into the early second century CE. However, as with other strong colours used for Roman vessel production, this… read more here.
Keywords: glass; mellow yellow; yellow experiment; blue green ... See more keywords
The oldest chthonioid pseudoscorpion Arachnida: Pseudoscorpiones: Chthonioidea: Chthoniidae: A new genus and species from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcz.2017.12.009
Abstract: Abstract Pseudoscorpions are an ancient lineage of arachnids but have a scarce fossil record, presumably because these animals are small (2–8 mm in body length) and live in habitats where they do not fossilize easily. This… read more here.
Keywords: burmese amber; new genus; pseudoscorpion; mid cretaceous ... See more keywords
Taphonomy and chemotaxonomy of Eocene amber from southeastern Australia
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DOI: 10.1016/j.orggeochem.2017.12.004
Abstract: Abstract Amber is a complex, organic polymer that offers unparalleled utility as a preservation medium, providing insights into past organisms and environments. However, under specific circumstances, this information can be compromised through alteration of the… read more here.
Keywords: class; amber southeastern; eocene amber; taphonomy chemotaxonomy ... See more keywords
Zircon U Pb age constraints on the mid-Cretaceous Hkamti amber biota in northern Myanmar
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DOI: 10.1016/j.palaeo.2020.109960
Abstract: Abstract Hkamti amber contains exquisite fossils, but the age of the amber biota is unclear. In this study, we documented the characteristics of fossils hosted in the amber, and we present zircon U Pb ages… read more here.
Keywords: hkamti amber; zircon; amber biota; age ... See more keywords
A fossil species of the enigmatic early polypod fern genus Cystodium (Cystodiaceae) in Cretaceous amber from Myanmar
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DOI: 10.1038/s41598-017-14985-7
Abstract: The monospecific fern genus Cystodium (Cystodiaceae; Polypodiales) occurs exclusively in the tropical forests of the Malay Archipelago, the Admiralty Islands, the Louisiade Archipelago, and the Solomon Islands. Divergence time estimates suggest that the genus originated… read more here.
Keywords: cystodium; cystodium cystodiaceae; genus cystodium; fern genus ... See more keywords