Amber from Kachin,Myanmar offers a unique window into mid-Cretaceous ecosystems because it provides large sample sets that span a wide range of taxa preserved in exquisite detail at approximately 99 Ma[1].A fringe ben...Amber from Kachin,Myanmar offers a unique window into mid-Cretaceous ecosystems because it provides large sample sets that span a wide range of taxa preserved in exquisite detail at approximately 99 Ma[1].A fringe benefit of such extensive sampling is that inclusions rarely captured in other amber deposits are represented in Kachin amber—even subaquatic taxa.Recent studies have documented inclusions of fully marine groups,such as ammonites[2]and bivalves[3].展开更多
基金This work was supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(31672345,41790455,41772008,and 41861134032)the Scientific Research Equipment Development Project of Chinese Academy of Sciences(YZ201509)+2 种基金the Natural Science Foundation of Yunnan,China(2015HA021,2018FA025,2018IA073,and 2019DG050)the Natural Sciences and Engineering Research Council of Canada(2015-00681)the National Geographic Society,USA(EC0768-15).
文摘Amber from Kachin,Myanmar offers a unique window into mid-Cretaceous ecosystems because it provides large sample sets that span a wide range of taxa preserved in exquisite detail at approximately 99 Ma[1].A fringe benefit of such extensive sampling is that inclusions rarely captured in other amber deposits are represented in Kachin amber—even subaquatic taxa.Recent studies have documented inclusions of fully marine groups,such as ammonites[2]and bivalves[3].
