Lebanese Amber: A Fantastic Journey into the Time of Dinosaurs  

作　　者：Sibelle Maksoud Dany Azar 

机构地区：[1]State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy,Centre for Excellence in Life and Paleoenvironment,Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology,Chinese Academy of Sciences,Nanjing 210008,China [2]Faculty of ScienceⅡ,Natural Sciences Department,Lebanese University,Fanar-El-Matn,PO Box 26110217,Lebanon

出　　处：《宝石和宝石学杂志（中英文）》2023年第4期136-145,共10页Journal of Gems & Gemmology

摘　　要：The history of amber and its trade in Lebanon dates back to ancient times,during the Phoenician civilization.Amber in Lebanon can be found in over 450 outcrops,comprising approximately 10%of the country’s land.Some of these outcrops are Late Jurassic(Kimmeridgian)in age,while the majority are Early Cretaceous(early Barremian).The Early Cretaceous amber found in Lebanon is the oldest amber with extensive biological inclusions,making it a crucial source of knowledge regarding continental palaeobiodiversity during the Early Cretaceous period.This period is widely recognized as witnessing the first occurrence and early evolution of angiosperms,representing a critical time for the co-evolution between flowering plants and insects.In Lebanese amber,biological inclusions often serve as records of the earliest representatives of modern living insect families or the youngest ones for extinct families.

关 键 词：Lebanon Lower Cretaceous Upper Jurassic fossil insects KIMMERIDGIAN lower Barremian PALAEOENVIRONMENT palaeobiodiversity 

分 类 号：TS93[轻工技术与工程]