An unusual occurrence of amber in laminated limestones: the Crato Formation Lagerstätte (Early Cretaceous) of Brazil

David Martill; R. Loveridge; J. De Andrade; A. Cardoso

doi:10.1111/j.1475-4983.2005.00517.x

An unusual occurrence of amber in laminated limestones: the Crato Formation Lagerstätte (Early Cretaceous) of Brazil

David Martill, R. Loveridge, J. De Andrade, A. Cardoso

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Abstract

Sub-ellipsoidal to irregular clasts of amber occur within millimetrically laminated limestones of the Nova Olinda Member, Crato Formation (Early Cretaceous, ?Aptian) of the Araripe Basin in Ceará, north-east Brazil. The amber is associated with resin-filled cones, foliage and palynomorphs attributed to the Araucariaceae and may be referred to Brachyphyllum sp., cf. Wollemia sp. and cf. Agathis sp. Irregular, septate tubular structures may represent microinclusions and are considered to be fungal hyphae.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1399-1408
Number of pages	10
Journal	Palaeontology
Volume	48
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1475-4983.2005.00517.x
Publication status	Published - Nov 2005

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An unusual occurrence of amber in laminated limestones: the Crato Formation Lagerstätte (Early Cretaceous) of Brazil

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