Burmese amber

GPTKB entity

Statements (86)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf amber
gptkbp:age approximately 99 million years
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs Burmite
gptkbp:color brown
red
yellow
gptkbp:contains insects
feathers
frogs
lizards
mammals
plants
spiders
snails
fossil inclusions
dinosaur remains
gptkbp:controversy ethical concerns over mining
conflict funding
gptkbp:exportedTo gptkb:China
gptkb:Europe
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1896
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:Myanmar
gptkbp:geologicalAge Cretaceous
gptkbp:hasResource gptkb:Kachin_State
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Burmese amber
gptkbp:mainDeposits gptkb:Hukawng_Valley
Tanai area
gptkbp:matrixRepresentation fossil resin
gptkbp:miningStarted at least 100 AD
gptkbp:notableFor preservation of ancient organisms
gptkbp:origin conifer trees
gptkbp:preserves gptkb:algae
gptkb:Amoebozoa
gptkb:Bacteria
amphibians
crustaceans
flowers
fungi
liverworts
mosses
reptiles
vertebrates
arthropods
beetles
ants
flies
nematodes
wasps
parasites
lacewings
pollen
spores
microorganisms
mites
microfossils
cockroaches
termites
gastropods
soft tissues
coprolites
true bugs
trace fossils
plant seeds
developmental stages
mammalian hair
dinosaur feathers
three-dimensional fossils
bird feathers
behavioral evidence
eggshell fragments
pathologies
predation events
resin ducts
symbiotic relationships
wood fragments
gptkbp:researchInterest evolutionary studies
paleoecology
Cretaceous biodiversity
ancient DNA preservation
gptkbp:usedFor gptkb:jewelry
gptkb:traditional_medicine
ornaments
paleontological research
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Princeps_Cretaceus
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6