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050 00 $aQE391.A5$bP65 2001
082 00 $a560/.95692$221
100 1 $aPoinar, George O.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n77010686
245 10 $aLebanese amber :$bthe oldest insect ecosystem in fossilized resin /$cGeorge O. Poinar, Jr., Raif K. Milki.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aCorvallis :$bOregon State University Press,$c2001.
300 $a96 pages, 8 pages of plates :$billustrations (some color), maps ;$c23 cm
336 $atext$btxt$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$bn$2rdamedia
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 85-90) and index.
505 00 $tScientific aspects of Lebanese amber.$tGeological Setting.$tAge of Lebanese Amber.$tThe Study of Lebanese Amber.$tPlant Source.$tNature of the Cretaceous Kauri Forest.$tThe Shifting Face of Lebanon --$tTypes of inclusions in Lebanese Amber.$tMonera.$tFungi.$tPlantae.$tAnimalia.$tVertebrata.$tSymbiotic Associations.$tInsect Diversification and Distribution.$tExtinctions: Generic Lineages.$tInsect-plant Associations.$tInsect Population Structure Over Time.$tComparison of Amber Taxa with Lebanese Fish Fossils --$tCultural aspects of Lebanese amber.$tThe Early History of Lebanese Amber.$tCollecting Lebanese Amber.$tOther Resins, Copals and Gums from Lebanon and the Near East.$gApp.$tDescription of Agathis levantensis sp. n.
520 1 $a"One of the earth's oldest natural treasures, Lebanese amber unlocks the secrets of a little-known world populated by dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and cycads. Dating back some 135 million years to the early Cretaceous, the amber contains the earliest known representatives of many insect groups. It was formed in a wet, tropical kauri pine forest long before Earth's continents reached their present positions.".
520 8 $a"This illustrated book, the first major review of Lebanese amber, covers all aspects of this rare and highly valued resin, including its origin and its role as a commodity in ancient cultures. The authors discuss each plant and animal fossil thus far recovered from the amber, including nematodes, snails, mites, spiders and insects, and the earliest complete feather.".
520 8 $a"Paleontologists, biologists, and evolutionists will appreciate the book's new information, along with its summary of early research and its analysis of how these amber fossils can increase our understanding of insect diversification, biogeography, extinction, and survival. With its descriptions of the origins, characteristics, and ancient uses of Lebanese amber and other Near Eastern resins, the book will appeal to readers of natural history and amber and gem collectors as well."--BOOK JACKET.
650 0 $aAmber$zLebanon.
650 0 $aAmber fossils$zLebanon.
700 1 $aMilki, Raif.$0http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2001008084
852 00 $bglg$hQE391.A5$iP65 2001