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

Publication: Palaeontology
Volume: 40
Part: 4
Publication Date: November 1997
Page(s): 1027 – 1029
Author(s): Dany Azar
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AZAR, D. 1997. A new method for extracting plant and insect fossils from Lebanese amber. Palaeontology, 40, 4, 1027–1029.

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Abstract

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.
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