A new method for extracting plant and insect fossils from Lebanese amber

40 4 Wed, 01/01/1997 - 12:00 November 1027 1029

AZAR, D. 1997. A new method for extracting plant and insect fossils from Lebanese amber. Palaeontology, 40, 4, 1027–1029.

Dany Azar The extraction of fossil plants and insects from Lebanese amber is possible by dissolving the amber in chloroform. The fossils can be prepared like Recent material and mounted in Canada Balsam. This method enables better observation of the morphological details of the fossils. The Palaeontological Association (Free Access)