Burmese amber (Ron Buckley amber collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

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

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: soft parts, original chitin, amber

Collection methods: quarrying

• Ron Buckley amber collection, Florence, KY

Primary reference: G. Poinar. 2006. Mesophyletis calhouni (Mesophyletinae), a new genus, species, and subfamily of early cretaceous weevils (Coleoptera: Curculionoidea: Eccoptarthridae) in burmese amber. Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 108:878-884 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 123429: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 21.01.2012

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

Insecta
 Odonata - Platycnemididae
Palaeodisparoneura burmanica n. gen. n. sp.5 Poinar et al. 2010 white-legged damselfly
E-17
 Ephemeroptera - Baetidae
Vetuformosa buckleyi n. gen. n. sp.3
Vetuformosa buckleyi n. gen. n. sp.3 Poinar 2011 mayfly
E-6
 Neuroptera - Mantispidae
Doratomantispa burmanica n. gen. n. sp.9
Doratomantispa burmanica n. gen. n. sp.9 Poinar 2011 mantidfly
E-14
 Coleoptera - Cantharidae
Ornatomalthinus elvirae1 Poinar and Fanti 2016 soldier beetle
ABS66
 Coleoptera - Mesophyletidae
Mesophyletis calhouni n. gen. n. sp.
Mesophyletis calhouni n. gen. n. sp. Poinar 2006 weevil
 Hymenoptera -
Cascoscelio incassus n. gen. n. sp.10
Cascoscelio incassus n. gen. n. sp.10 Poinar 2012 wasp
No. E-2
 Orthoptera - Elcanidae
Longioculus burmensis n. gen. n. sp.11
Longioculus burmensis n. gen. n. sp.11 Poinar et al. 2007 grasshopper
ab 307
Arachnida
 Araneae - Araneidae
Geratonephila burmanica n. gen. n. sp.10
Geratonephila burmanica n. gen. n. sp.10 Poinar 2012 orb-weaving spider
No. E-2
 Parasitiformes - Ixodidae
Compluriscutula vetulum n. gen. n. sp.8
Compluriscutula vetulum n. gen. n. sp.8 Poinar and Buckley 2008 hard tick
 Acariformes - Resinacaridae
Protoresinacarus brevipedis n. gen. n. sp.2 Khaustov and Poinar 2011 mite
E-14
 Scorpiones - Chaerilidae
Electrochaerilus buckleyi n. gen. n. sp.12
Electrochaerilus buckleyi n. gen. n. sp.12 Santiago-Blay et al. 2004 scorpion
Enoplea
 Mermithida - Mermithidae
Cretacimermis protus n. sp.6 Poinar and Buckley 2006
Cretacimermis protus4 Poinar and Buckley 2006
 Gordioidea - Chordodidae
Cretachordodes burmitis n. gen. n. sp.6
Cretachordodes burmitis n. gen. n. sp.6 Poinar and Buckley 2006
Sordariomycetes
 Hypocreales - Hypocreomycetidae
Entropezites patricii n. gen. n. sp.7, Mycetophagites atrebora n. gen. n. sp.7
Entropezites patricii n. gen. n. sp.7 Poinar and Buckley 2007
AB 368
Mycetophagites atrebora n. gen. n. sp.7 Poinar and Buckley 2007
AB 368
Agaricomycetes
 Agaricales -
Palaeoagaracites antiquus n. gen. n. sp.7
Palaeoagaracites antiquus n. gen. n. sp.7 Poinar and Buckley 2007 gilled mushroom
AB 368