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1、Oneoftheearth’soldestnaturaltreasures,Lebaneseamberunlocksthesecretsofalittle-knownworldpopulatedbydinosaurs,pterosaurs,andcycads.Datingbacksome135millionyearstotheearlyCretaceous,theambercontainstheearliestknownrepresentativesofmanyinsectgroups.Itwasformedinawet,tropicalkau
2、ripineforestlongbeforeEarth’scontinentsreachedtheirpresentpositions.Thisextensivelyillustratedbook,thefirstmajorreviewofLebaneseamber,coversallaspectsofthisrareandhighlyvaluedresin,includingitsoriginanditsroleasacommodityinancientcultures.Theauthorsdiscusseachplantandanimalf
3、ossilthusfarrecoveredfromtheamber,includingnematodes,snails,mites,spidersandinsects,andtheearliestcompletefeather.Paleontologists,biologists,andevolutionistswillappreciatethebook’snewinformation,alongwithitssummaryofearlyresearchanditsanalysisofhowtheseamberfossilscanincreas
4、eourunderstandingofinsectdiversification,biogeography,extinction,andsurvival.Withitsdescriptionsoftheorigins,LebaneseAmbercharacteristics,andancientusesofLebaneseamberandotherNearEasternresins,thebookwillappealtoreadersofnaturalhistoryandamberandgemcollectorsTheOldestInsectE
5、cosysteminFossilizedResinaswell.InthehandsofGeorgePoinarandRaifMilki,whohavelongsharedapassionfortheselittle-investigateddeposits,LebaneseAmberpresentsapowerful,exquisitelydetailedportraitofanecosystemthat,withoutthem,mighthaveremainedlosttousforever.georgepoinar,jr.isanauth
6、orityonamberandtheauthororco-authorofnumerousbooks,includingTheAmberForest,LifeinAmber,andTheQuestforLifeinAmber.FormerlyafacultymemberintheDepartmentofEntomologicalSciencesatUniversityofCalifornia,Berkeley,hejoinedtheOregonStateUniversityDepartmentofEntomologyin1995.raifmil
7、ki,theforemostexpertonLebaneseamber,isaprofessorofPublicHealthatthe,!7IA8H0-hbfdde!AmericanUniversityofBeirut.OSUOregonStateUniversityPressISBN0-87071-533-XPressGeorgeO.Poinar,Jr.andRaifMilkiLEBANESEAMBERLEBANESEAMBERTheOldestInsectEcosysteminFossilizedResinGeorgeO.Poinar,Jr
8、.RaifK.MilkiOregonStateUniversityPressCorvallisPublicationofthisbookwasmade
