The review presents methods that are used frequently for multi-analytical study of fossil
resins. The preliminary characterization relies on physical methods such as microhardness …

Despite encompassing only about 50 extant species, beetles of the suborder Archostemata
have a rich fossil history, being known from the Permian and dominating coleopteran …

Sphaeriusidae is a small family of tiny aquatic beetles in the suborder Myxophaga. In this
study we characterize two new sphaeriusid fossils from the mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber …

Beetles have a remote evolutionary history dating back to the Carboniferous, with Mesozoic
fossils playing a pivotal role in elucidating the early evolution of extant families. Despite their …

Nano remediation shows great potential as an effective approach for addressing
environmental restoration, specifically in the treatment of persistent pollutants such as …

We here report a new elateroid, Anoeuma lawrencei Li, Kundrata and Cai gen. et sp. nov.,
from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber. Though superficially similar to some soft-bodied …

This paper introduces an innovative microscopy analysis methodology to preserve in situ
non-soluble particles within hailstones using a protective porous plastic coating, overcoming …

Coccinelloid beetles have a sparse fossil record in the Mesozoic. Here, we describe and
illustrate an unusual coccinelloid beetle, Yassibum yoshitomii gen. et sp. nov., from mid …

Materials and methods The Burmese amber specimen studied herein originated from amber
mines near Noije Bum (26 20 N, 96 36 E), Hukawng Valley, Kachin State, northern …

Amber is known as one of the best sources of fossil organisms preserved with exceptional
fidelity. Historically, different methods of imaging have been applied to amber, including …