Age constraint on Burmese amber based on U–Pb dating of zircons

2012/04/06 by Guanghai Shi, David A. Grimaldi, George E. Harlow +7 · 86 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Earth and Planetary Sciences · #Fossil Insects in Amber #Geological and Geochemical Analysis #Paleontology and Stratigraphy of Fossils

paper · doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2012.03.014

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