Soft-part preservation of beetles in Tertiary amber from the Dominican Republic

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HENWOOD, A. A. 1992. Soft-part preservation of beetles in Tertiary amber from the Dominican Republic. Palaeontology, 35, 4, 901–912.

Alison A. Henwood Exceptional soft-part preservation of the internal anatomy of beetles (Nitidulidae and Cantharidae) is described from Tertiary amber, for the first time from the Dominican Republic. A variety of tissues is preserved, including elements of the nervous, digestive, respiratory, locomotory and sensory systems. The Palaeontological Association (Free Access)