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Insect paleobiota of Burmese amber

Insect paleobiota of Burmese amber is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Insect paleobiota of Burmese amber rather than just read about it. In short: Burmese amber is fossil resin dating to the early Late Cretaceous Cenomanian age recovered from deposits in the Hukawng Valley of northern Myanmar. It is known for being one of the most diverse Cretaceous age amber paleobiotas, containing rich arthropod fossils, along with uncommon vertebrate fossils and even rare marine inclusions.

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Reference excerpt

Burmese amber is fossil resin dating to the early Late Cretaceous Cenomanian age recovered from deposits in the Hukawng Valley of northern Myanmar. It is known for being one of the most diverse Cretaceous age amber paleobiotas, containing rich arthropod fossils, along with uncommon vertebrate fossils and even rare marine inclusions. A mostly complete list of all taxa described up to the end of 2023 can be found in Ross (2024).

Clade Amphiesmenoptera

Lepidoptera

Lepidopteran research Description of new specimens of caterpillars expanding the morphological diversity of Cretaceous caterpillars, is published by Gauweiler et al. (2022), who also attempt to determine whether Cretaceous caterpillars might have represented an adequate food source for early birds.

Tarachoptera

Trichoptera

Clade Antliophora

Diptera

Mecoptera

Clade Archaeorthoptera

Orthoptera

Other archaeorthopterans

Clade Coleopterida

Coleoptera

Strepsiptera

Clade Dictyoptera

Blattodea

Mantodea

Clade Hymenopteroida

Hymenoptera

Clade Neuropterida

Megaloptera

Neuroptera

Raphidioptera

Other Neuropterida

Clade Paraneoptera

Hemiptera

Permopsocida

Psocodea

Thysanoptera

Zoraptera

Clade Perlidea

Dermaptera

Embioptera

Grylloblattodea

Phasmatodea

Plecoptera

Clade Palaeoptera

Ephemeroptera

Odonatoptera

Archaeognatha

Zygentoma

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In the classroom: Insect paleobiota of Burmese amber is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Burmese amber, Prehistoric fauna by locality, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
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