Burmese amber, Kachin amber (Cai 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 classes: macrofossils, mesofossils
Preservation: original chitin, amber
Collection methods: Repository: no details given other than "Cai collection specimen"
Primary reference: E. A. Jarzembowski and B. Wang. 2016. An unusual basal beetle from Myanmar (Coleoptera: Archostemata). Alcheringa 40:297-302 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details
Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis
PaleoDB collection 179938: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 04.07.2016
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Stegocoleus caii Jarzembowski and Wang 2016 beetle |