New approaches for reconstruction of the ecosystem of an Eocene amber forest

Alekseev, Vitalii I.; Alekseev, P. I.

doi:10.1134/s1062359016010027

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“…Most commonly ‘Baltic amber’ refers to the amber from Gdańsk Bay (Chłapowo, district Gdańsk, Poland) and the largest deposit in Kaliningrad (Sambian (Samland) Peninsula in Russia) (hereafter referred as Baltic amber s.s .) (Alekseev & Alekseev ). Rarely, the term ‘Baltic amber’ is also applied to Bitterfeld amber (Germany).…”

Section: Paederinae Of the Baltic Amber: Challenges Of A Study Systemmentioning

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“…It remains unclear whether the Baltic amber found in the different regions originated in a single or multiple areas (Szwedo & Sontag ; Alekseev & Alekseev ). One of the prevailing hypotheses suggests that Baltic amber s.s .…”

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confidence: 99%

“…) presumably shaped the backbone for Recent biota. Among insect inclusions of Baltic amber, rove beetles (Staphylinidae) form a considerable but poorly explored fraction (Vitali ; Alekseev & Alekseev ; Zanetti et al . ).…”

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“…Given considerable uncertainties associated with the location and age of origin of Baltic amber (e.g. Szwedo & Sontag , ; Alekseev & Alekseev ; Stebner et al . ) and the high palaeontological and palaeoenvironmental significance of their resolution, we undertake a succinct review of this complex matter in this paper.…”

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Baltic amber impact on historical biogeography and palaeoclimate research: oriental rove beetleDysanabatiumfound in the Eocene of Europe (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae)

Bogri

Solodovnikov

Żyła

2018

Papers in Palaeontology

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Baltic amber is a rich source of fossilized organisms and a valuable tool for evolutionary, biogeographical and palaeoenvironmental research. Because it is found in several deposits around the Baltic Sea, the exact area of origin, age in the Eocene and palaeoenvironment of the amber forest form a subject for ongoing discussion. Furthermore, there is a puzzling connection between Eocene climate change and the co‐occurrence of thermophilic and temperate insect taxa in Baltic amber, sometimes even in the same inclusions. We revisit these issues through a new piece of evidence: the rare South‐East Asian rove beetle genus Dysanabatium (11 extant species) found to be abundant in Baltic amber. We describe four new extinct species of Dysanabatium based on 13 specimens from 8 amber pieces collected in Denmark, Poland, Ukraine and Russia. These species are Dysanabatium kechrimparense sp. nov., D. aenaum sp. nov., D. damgaardi sp. nov. and D. johannesi sp. nov. The occurrence of one species, D. kechrimparense sp. nov., in the amber from all countries, as well as its co‐occurrence with D. damgaardi sp. nov. in one amber piece from Russia, suggest a possible common origin of Baltic amber from all these deposits. Dysanabatium adds to a plethora of fossil species congeneric with extant species restricted to South‐East Asia, which points to the warm and equable climate of the north European Eocene amber forest.

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Baltic amber impact on historical biogeography and palaeoclimate research: oriental rove beetleDysanabatiumfound in the Eocene of Europe (Coleoptera, Staphylinidae, Paederinae)

Bogri

Solodovnikov

Żyła

2018

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“…(Archibald and Farrell, 2003;Archibald et al 2013;Szwedo, 2012;Szwedo and Kania, 2015;Wolfe et al, 2016). Palaeoclimatic and palaeoecological interpretations result in many questions regarding the variability of Baltic amber forest(s) habitats and environments (e.g., Alexeev and Alexeev, 2016;Perkovsky, 2016;Sadowski et al, 2016aSadowski et al, , 2016bSchmidt et al, 2016;Alexeev, 2017). However, it is probable that dry and open habitats, as e.g., sparse and open forests or low vegetation areas with a few resiniferous trees or at least on borderland with amber producing trees, were present in the area and at time of the Baltic amber deposit alimentation (Kohlmann-Adamska 2001; Szwedo, 2012;Szwedo and Drohojowska, 2015).…”

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