Original paper
An ammonite trapped in Burmese amber
Volume: 116, Issue: 23, Pages: 11345 - 11350
Published: May 13, 2019
Abstract
Significance Aquatic organisms are rarely found in amber, but when they occur they provide invaluable evidence for the better understanding of amber taphonomy and past ecosystems. We report an ammonite and several marine gastropods alongside a mixed assemblage of intertidal and terrestrial forest floor organisms in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Our discovery indicates that the Burmese amber forest was living near a dynamic and shifting coastal...
Paper Details
Title
An ammonite trapped in Burmese amber
Published Date
May 13, 2019
Volume
116
Issue
23
Pages
11345 - 11350