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

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 Gordioidea - Chordodidae
Cretachordodes burmitis n. gen. n. sp.6
Cretachordodes burmitis n. gen. n. sp.6 Poinar and Buckley 2006
Enoplea
 Mermithida - Mermithidae
Cretacimermis protus n. sp.6, Cretacimermis protus4
Cretacimermis protus n. sp.6 Poinar and Buckley 2006
Cretacimermis protus4 Poinar and Buckley 2006
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
 Acariformes - Resinacaridae
Protoresinacarus brevipedis n. gen. n. sp.2
Protoresinacarus brevipedis n. gen. n. sp.2 Khaustov and Poinar 2011 mite
E-14
 Parasitiformes - Ixodidae
Compluriscutula vetulum n. gen. n. sp.8
Compluriscutula vetulum n. gen. n. sp.8 Poinar and Buckley 2008 hard tick
 Scorpiones - Chaerilidae
Electrochaerilus buckleyi n. gen. n. sp.12
Electrochaerilus buckleyi n. gen. n. sp.12 Santiago-Blay et al. 2004 scorpion
Insecta
 Ephemeroptera - Baetidae
Vetuformosa buckleyi n. gen. n. sp.3
Vetuformosa buckleyi n. gen. n. sp.3 Poinar 2011 mayfly
E-6
 Odonata - Platycnemididae
Palaeodisparoneura burmanica n. gen. n. sp.5
Palaeodisparoneura burmanica n. gen. n. sp.5 Poinar et al. 2010 white-legged damselfly
E-17
 Orthoptera - Elcanidae
Longioculus burmensis n. gen. n. sp.11
Longioculus burmensis n. gen. n. sp.11 Poinar et al. 2007 grasshopper
ab 307
 Hymenoptera -
Cascoscelio incassus n. gen. n. sp.10
Cascoscelio incassus n. gen. n. sp.10 Poinar 2012 wasp
No. E-2
 Neuroptera - Mantispidae
Doratomantispa burmanica n. gen. n. sp.9
Doratomantispa burmanica n. gen. n. sp.9 Poinar 2011 mantidfly
E-14
 Coleoptera - Mesophyletidae
Mesophyletis calhouni n. gen. n. sp.
Mesophyletis calhouni n. gen. n. sp. Poinar 2006 weevil
 Coleoptera - Cantharidae
Ornatomalthinus elvirae1
Ornatomalthinus elvirae1 Poinar and Fanti 2016 soldier beetle
ABS66
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
1Fanti 2017; 2Khaustov and Poinar 2011; 3Poinar 2011; 4Poinar 2011; 5Poinar et al. 2010; 6Poinar and Buckley 2006; 7Poinar and Buckley 2007; 8Poinar and Buckley 2008; 9Poinar and Buckley 2011; 10Poinar and Buckley 2012; 11Poinar et al. 2007; 12Santiago-Blay et al. 2004