Flowers in amber
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Flowers in amber
(Fascinating life sciences)
Springer, c2022
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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Description
While much attention has been given to animal life in amber, the remains of a variety of plants, including angiosperm flowers, also exist in fossilized resin. Presented here is a pictorial synopsis of 94 flowers that occur in four major amber deposits around the world. These deposits are from Burma (Myanmar), the Baltic area, the Dominican Republic and Mexico, and range in age from the mid-Cretaceous to the mid-Tertiary. The basic features of these flowers are presented and their relationship with existing plant lineages discussed. This work will be of interest to amber enthusiasts, plant taxonomists, plant morphologists, plant ecologists, plant evolutionists and plant paleontologists.
Table of Contents
Introduction
The miracle of amber
Floral characteristics
Burmese amber flowers
Summary of Burmese amber flowers
Table of Burmese amber flowers
Key to Burmese amber flowers
Baltic amber flowers
Summary of newly discovered Baltic amber flowers
Table of newly discovered Baltic amber flowers
Key to newly discovered Baltic amber flowers
Dominican amber flowers
Summary of Dominican amber flowers
Table of Dominican amber flowers
Key to Dominican amber flowers
Mexican amber flowers
Summary of Mexican amber flowers
Table of Mexican amber flowers
Key to Mexican amber flowers
General conclusions
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