Burmese amber, Kachin amber (ZFMK coll) (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 class: mesofossils

Preservation: amber

Collection methods: Repository: Zoological Research Museum A. Koenig (ZFMK)

Primary reference: W. X. Liu, P. T. Rühr, and T. Wesener. 2017. A look with μCT technology into a treasure trove of fossils: The first two fossils of the millipede order Siphoniulida discovered in Cretaceous Burmese amber (Myriapoda, Diplopoda). Cretaceous Research 74:100-108 [M. Clapham/M. Clapham]more details

Purpose of describing collection: taxonomic analysis

PaleoDB collection 184444: authorized by Matthew Clapham, entered by Matthew Clapham on 27.02.2017

Creative Commons license: CC BY (attribution)

Taxonomic list

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Myriapoda
 Scolopendrellida - Scolopendrellidae
Symphylella patrickmuelleri n. sp.2
Symphylella patrickmuelleri n. sp.2 Moritz and Wesener 2017
ZFMK MYR 6369 (ex. Patrick Müller BUB1171)
 Chordeumatida - Heterochordeumatidae
Heterochordeumatidae indet.6
Heterochordeumatidae indet.6 Pocock 1894 millipede
ZFMK MYR05545, 06123, 06624, 07367
 Chilognatha -
Glomerida indet.6
Glomerida indet.6 Cook 1895 millipede
ZFMK MYR06116, 07365, 07371, 07372, 07376
 Glomeridesmida - Glomeridesmidae
Glomeridesmidae indet.6
Glomeridesmidae indet.6 Latzel 1884 millipede
ZFMK MYR06117
 Chilognatha -
Stemmiulida indet.6
Stemmiulida indet.6 Cook 1895 millipede
ZFMK MYR07378
 Callipodida - Burmanopetalidae
Burmanopetalum inexpectatum n. gen. n. sp.5
Burmanopetalum inexpectatum n. gen. n. sp.5 Stoev et al. 2019 millipede
ZFMK MYR07366
 Spirostreptida -
Cambalidea indet.6
Cambalidea indet.6 Bollman 1893 millipede
ZFMK MYR06121, 07368, 07369, 07370
 Spirostreptida - Cambalidae
Cambalidae indet.6
Cambalidae indet.6 Bollman 1893 millipede
ZFMK MYR06696
 Chilognatha -
Polydesmida indet.6
Polydesmida indet.6 Pocock 1887 millipede
ZFMK MYR06118, 06120, 07374, 07377, 07375, 07379
 Polyzoniida - Siphonotidae
Siphonotidae indet.6
Siphonotidae indet.6 Cook 1895 millipede
ZFMK MYR06122, 06124, 07374, 07381
 Platydesmida - Andrognathidae
Andrognathus burmiticus n. sp.3
Andrognathus burmiticus n. sp.3 Moritz and Wesener 2019 millipede
ZFMK-MYR8241, 08689, 08617, 08679, 08709, 08710
 Siphoniulida - Siphoniulidae
Siphoniulus muelleri n. sp., Siphoniulus preciosus n. sp.
Siphoniulus muelleri n. sp. Liu et al. 2017 millipede
ZFMK MYR 6098
Siphoniulus preciosus n. sp. Liu et al. 2017 millipede
ZFMK MYR 5543
Insecta
 Trichoptera - Philopotamidae
Wormaldia transversa n. sp.11, Wormaldia squamosa n. sp.11
Wormaldia transversa n. sp.11 Wichard et al. 2020 finger-net caddisfly
ZFMK-TRI000817
Wormaldia squamosa n. sp.11 Wichard et al. 2020 finger-net caddisfly
ZFMK-TRI000818, 819
 Trichoptera -
Protoclipsis ulmeri n. gen. n. sp.13, Protoclipsis picteti n. sp.13, Protoclipsis roeseli n. sp.13
Protoclipsis ulmeri n. gen. n. sp.13 Wichard et al. 2022 caddisfly
ZFMK-TRI000825 (BUB 2593)
Protoclipsis picteti n. sp.13 Wichard et al. 2022 caddisfly
ZFMK-TRI000826 (BUB 753)
Protoclipsis roeseli n. sp.13 Wichard et al. 2022 caddisfly
ZFMK-TRI000827 (BUB 3595)
 Trichoptera - Pseudoneureclipsidae
Amberclipsis simplex n. sp.13, Amberclipsis oblongus n. sp.13
Amberclipsis simplex n. sp.13 Wichard et al. 2022 caddisfly
ZFMK-TRI000824 (BUB 3582)
Amberclipsis oblongus n. sp.13 Wichard et al. 2022 caddisfly
ZFMK-TRI000823 (BUB 2830)
 Trichoptera - Polycentropodidae
Electrocentropus dilucidus n. gen. n. sp.7
Electrocentropus dilucidus n. gen. n. sp.7 Wichard 2021 caddisfly
ZFMK-TRI000817, TRI000818
 Trichoptera - Palleptoceridae
Palleptocerus grimaldii n. gen. n. sp.10
Palleptocerus grimaldii n. gen. n. sp.10 Wichard and Müller 2022 caddisfly
ZFMK-TRI000831 (male holotype and female paratype 1), 832, 833
 Trichoptera - Odontoceridae
Palaeopsilotreta sp.9, Palaeopsilotreta burmanica n. sp.9, Palaeopsilotreta succini n. sp.12, Palaeopsilotreta xiai9, Palaeopsilotreta cretacea n. sp.9
Palaeopsilotreta sp.9 Wichard and Wang 2016 caddisfly
ZFMK-TRI000815 (BUB 2572a), TRI000816 (BUB 2572b)
Palaeopsilotreta burmanica n. sp.9 Wichard et al. 2020 caddisfly
ZFMK-TRI000813 (BUB 2885)
Palaeopsilotreta succini n. sp.12 Wichard et al. 2021 caddisfly
ZFMK-TRI000822
Palaeopsilotreta xiai9 Wichard and Wang 2016 caddisfly
ZFMK-TRI000811 (BUB2571), TRI000812 (BUB3101)
Palaeopsilotreta cretacea n. sp.9 Wichard et al. 2020 caddisfly
ZFMK-TRI000814 (BUB 2883)
 Trichoptera - Cretapsychidae
Cretapsyche kachini n. sp.8, Cretapsyche myanmari n. sp.8
Cretapsyche kachini n. sp.8 Wichard and Espeland 2022 caddisfly
ZFMK-TRI000829 (BUB 540)
Cretapsyche myanmari n. sp.8 Wichard and Espeland 2022 caddisfly
ZFMK-TRI000830 (BUB 3597)
 Tarachoptera - Tarachocelidae
Kinitocelis patrickmuelleri n. sp.1, Tarachocelis emmarossae n. sp.1
Kinitocelis patrickmuelleri n. sp.1 Mey and Wichard 2023 winged insect
ZFMK-TRI000838 (BUB 4498)
Tarachocelis emmarossae n. sp.1 Mey and Wichard 2023 winged insect
ZFMK-TRI000837 (BUB 4499)
 Strepsiptera - Phthanoxenidae
Heterobathmilla kakopoios n. gen. n. sp.4
Heterobathmilla kakopoios n. gen. n. sp.4 Pohl and Beutel 2020 twisted-winged parasite
ZFMK-STR-00000104
1Mey and Wichard 2023; 2Moritz and Wesener 2017; 3Moritz and Wesener 2019; 4Pohl et al. 2020; 5Stoev et al. 2019; 6Wesener and Moritz 2018; 7Wichard 2021; 8Wichard and Espeland 2022; 9Wichard et al. 2020; 10Wichard and Müller 2022; 11Wichard et al. 2020; 12Wichard et al. 2021; 13Wichard et al. 2022