Life in amber
Amber is a semi-precious gem that is formed over eons by natural forces out of the resin of trees. Human fascination with amber dates back to prehistoric times, when it was probably considered to have magical powers and was used for adornment and trade. Amber amulets and beads dating from 35,000 to...
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| 520 | 3 | |a Amber is a semi-precious gem that is formed over eons by natural forces out of the resin of trees. Human fascination with amber dates back to prehistoric times, when it was probably considered to have magical powers and was used for adornment and trade. Amber amulets and beads dating from 35,000 to 1,800 B.C. have been found, and where they have been found (for example in graves hundreds of miles from their chemically determined origins) has often helped to establish ancient trade routes. The preservative qualities of plant resins were well known by the ancients. The Egyptians used resins to embalm their dead, and the Greeks used them to preserve their wine. Amber often preserved fossils, frequently in a pristine state, of all kinds of animal and plant organisms that made contact with the sticky substance and became trapped in it | |
| 520 | 3 | |a These fossils include such fragile organisms as nematodes and mushrooms that ordinarily are not preserved under normal processes of fossilization, as well as larger organisms like scorpions and lizards, and the fossils are preserved in their full three-dimensional form, complete with minute details of scales, mouth parts, antennae, and hairs. It has even been suggested that viable DNA may persist in some amber-trapped organisms. This book is a compendium of all that we know about life found in amber. It surveys all life forms, from microbes to vertebrates and plants, that have been reported from amber deposits throughout the world, beginning with the earliest pieces dating from some 300 million years ago. It also describes the formation of amber and the location, geological history, and early exploration of the major world amber deposits, including those still being worked today | |
| 520 | 3 | |a The book also provides practical information on how to determine fake amber containing present-day forms of life. It can serve as a beginning for tracing the geological history of a particular group of animals or plants or even reconstructing ancient paleoenvironments, and because amber fossils are preserved so completely, in a transparent medium, they can be intimately compared with related living species. Finally, the book discusses what amber fossils can tell us about evolution and speciation, cellular preservation, and paleosymbiosis. The book is illustrated with 37 color photographs, 154 black-and-white photographs and drawings, and 8 maps | |
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| adam_text | IN AMBER
GEORGE O POINAR, JR
Stanford University Press
Stanford, California
Contents
ONE
Amber and Its Formation i
Copal and Amber: Definitions and Characteristics 5
Formation of Copal and Amber 12
TWO
The World s Amber Deposits: Location, Age, and Source 16
Tertiary Amber 16
Baltic Amber 16
Dominican Amber 29
Mexican (Chiapas) Amber 37
Chinese (Fu Shun) Amber 46
Romanian Amber 47
Burmese Amber 47
Sicilian Amber 48
Other Fossiliferous Tertiary Amber 49
Cretaceous Amber 50
Canadian (Cedar Lake) Amber 50
Alaskan Amber 53
Middle East Amber (Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan) 56
• Siberian (Taimyr) Amber 58
Atlantic Coastal Plain Amber 59
Other Fossiliferous Cretaceous Amber 62
Copal Deposits 63
Contents
THREE
Major Collections of Fossiliferous Amber 64
FOUR
Biological Inclusions in Amber
Kingdom Monera (Bacteria)
Kingdom Protista (Algae and Slime Molds)
Kingdom Fungi
Kingdom Plantae (Plants)
Bryophyta (Mosses and Liverworts)
Pteridophyta (Ferns)
Gymnosperms and Angiosperms (Higher Plants)
Kingdom Animalia: Protozoa to Myriapoda
Protozoa
Nematoda
Rotifera
Mollusca
Annelida
Tardigrada
Arthropoda: Crustacea
Arthropoda: Myriapoda
Kingdom Animalia: Arthropoda: Hexapoda
(Insects and Related Arthropod Groups)
Protura (Proturans)
Diplura (Diplurans)
Collembola (Springtails)
Thysanura (Bristletails, Silverfish, Firebrats, and
Jumping Bristletails
Ephemeroptera (Mayflies)
Odonata (Dragonflies and Damselflies)
Plecoptera (Stoneflies)
Orthoptera (Cockroaches, Crickets, Grasshoppers,
Mantids, and Others)
Dermaptera (Earwigs)
Isoptera (Termites)
Embioptera (Web Spinners)
Zoraptera (Zorapterans)
Psocoptera (Psocids)
Ti-
ll
9i
Contents
Thysanoptera (Thrips)
Hemiptera (Heteroptera; Bugs)
Homoptera (Cicadas, Hoppers, Psyllids, Whiteflies,
Aphids, and Scale Insects)
Neuroptera (Net-winged Insects)
Mecoptera (Scorpionflies)
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Strepsiptera (Twisted-winged Parasites)
Trichoptera (Caddis Flies)
Lepidoptera (Butterflies and Moths)
Diptera (True Flies)
Siphonaptera (Fleas)
Hymenoptera (Sawflies, Ants, Wasps, and Bees)
Kingdom Animalia: Arthropoda: Arachnida
Scorpiones (Scorpions)
Pseudoscorpiones (False or Moss Scorpions)
Amblypygi (Tail-less Whipscorpions)
Solpugida (= Solifugae) (Windscorpions)
Opiliones (Harvestmen, Daddy Longlegs)
Acari (Mites and Ticks)
Araneae (Spiders)
Kingdom Animalia: Vertebrata
Amphibia (Frogs)
Reptilia (Lizards)
Aves (Birds)
Mammalia (Mammals)
FIVE
Paleosymbiosis
Commensalism
Mutualism
Parasitism and Disease
SIX
Implications for Biological Science 254
Evolution and Extinction 254
Biogeography 260
]xi[
Contents
Reconstructing Ancient Landscapes 264
Tissue Preservation 266
Conclusions and Prospects 272
Appendix A: Arthropod Classes, Orders, and Families
Reported from Mexican Amber 279
Appendix B: Arthropod Classes, Orders, and Families
Reported from Dominican Amber 284
References Cited 291
Index 323
Tables
1 Characteristics of amber and copal 7
2 Amber deposits containing biological inclusions 20
3 Plants considered as the source of different amber deposits 26
4 Characteristics of amber from various mines in the
Dominican Republic 32
5 Arthropods recorded from Cretaceous Siberian amber at
the Yantardak site 61
6 Public institutions holding collections of fossiliferous
amber 66
7 Families and genera of gymnosperms reported from
Baltic amber 75
8 Families and genera of angiosperms reported from
Baltic amber 76
9 Coleoptera of rare occurrence in amber 131
10 Diptera of rare occurrence in amber 166
Eight pages of colorphotographs follow p 216
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