Also known as Likely Baltic amber

Where: Russian Federation (54.9° N, 19.9° E)

• Paleocoordinates: 45.5° N, 24.4° E (Wright 2013)

• coordinate based on nearby landmark

• outcrop-level geographic resolution

When: Priabonian (38.0 - 33.9 Ma)

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber

Size classes: macrofossils, mesofossils

Preservation: soft parts, original chitin, amber

Collection methods: Repository: private collection of Jürgen Velten, Idstein, Germany

Primary reference: M. S. Engel and C. D. Michener. 2013. A minute stingless bee in Eocene Fushan amber from northeastern China (Hymenoptera: Apidae). Journal of Melittology 14:1-10 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 150773: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 15.09.2013

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