New amber deposit provides evidence of early paleogene extinctions, paleoclimates, and past distributions

Canadian Entomologist

Volumn 131, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 171-177

  Poinar Jr , George ^a   Archibald, Bruce ^b   Brown, Alex ^c  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBER; EXTINCTION; INVERTEBRATE; PALEOCLIMATE; TERRESTRIAL ECOSYSTEM;

AGATHIS; DOLICHODERUS; FORMICIDAE; LEPTOTHORAX; TECHNOMYRMEX;

EID: 0344096752     PISSN: 0008347X     EISSN: 19183240     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4039/Ent131171-2     Document Type: Article

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