A new method for extracting plant and insect fossils from Lebanese amber

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A new method for extracting plant and insect fossils from Lebanese amber

  • Volume / Part: 40 / 4
  • Publication Date: November 1997
  • Page(s): 1027 - 1029
  • Authored By: Dany Azar

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The extraction of fossil plants and insects from Lebanese amber is possible by dissolving the amber in chloroform. The fossils can be prepared like Recent material and mounted in Canada Balsam. This method enables better observation of the morphological details of the fossils.

Palaeontology - Volume 40 Part 4 Pages 1027-1029



Palaeontology - Volume 40 Part 4 Pages 1027-1029

Citations

AZAR, D. 1997. A new method for extracting plant and insect fossils from Lebanese amber. Palaeontology, 40, 4, 1027–1029.