Burmese amber (Paleo-diary Museum of Natural History collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

Where: Myanmar (26.4° N, 96.7° E: paleocoordinates 12.4° N, 93.8° E)

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When: Early/Lower Cenomanian (99.6 - 93.5 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: amber

Collection methods: Repository: Paleo-diary Museum of Natural History, Beijing, China

Primary reference: Y. Hsiao and C. L. Huang. 2018. Taxonomic revision on the genus Ornatomalthinus Poinar and Fanti (Coleoptera: Cantharidae), with description of a new species from the Cretaceous Burmese amber. Cretaceous Research 92:257-263 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 196206: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 08.09.2018

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Taxonomic list

Insecta
 Coleoptera - Cantharidae
"Ornatomalthinus ruicheni n. sp." = Sanaungulus ruicheni
"Ornatomalthinus ruicheni n. sp." = Sanaungulus ruicheni Hsiao and Huang 2018 soldier beetle
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