Burmese amber (Kobbert collection) (Cretaceous of Myanmar)

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

• coordinate stated in text

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

Environment/lithology: terrestrial; amber

• "reddish-orange amber..."or "transparent yellow amber"

Size class: mesofossils

Preservation: amber

Collection methods: Repository: collection of Max Kobbert (Muenster, Germany)

Primary reference: W. R. Lourenço and A. Beigel. 2015. A new genus and species of Palaeoburmesebuthinae Lourenço, 2015 (Scorpiones: Archaeobuthidae) from Cretaceous amber of Myanmar. In J. Wunderlich (ed.), Mesozoic Spiders (Araneae): Ancient Spider Faunas and Spider Evolution, Beiträge zur Araneologie 9:476-480 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 196549: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 21.09.2018

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Taxonomic list

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Arachnida
 Scorpiones - Palaeoburmesebuthidae
Betaburmesebuthus kobberti n. gen. n. sp.
Betaburmesebuthus kobberti n. gen. n. sp. Lourenço 2015 scorpion