Snapshot of a computer display of an ant preserved inside Cape York amber, as revealed by synchrotron X-ray imaging (image credit: Phil Creaser). |
Cape York amber update
By Phil Creaser
29 November 2010
Work is continuing on the Amber project both internationally and in Australia.
Two papers were presented at a Conference on Beijing on the Cape York amber, which was also featured in a new book on fossils in amber.
A recent paper on Synchrotron X ray imaging of inclusions in amber included fossils from the Cape York amber. The paper can be downloaded here: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crpv.2010.07.014
At the domestic level, Associate Professor Allan Jones from the Australia Centre for Microscopy and Microanalysis at the University of Sydney is continuing to develop techniques to search for inclusions in amber from Cape York and elsewhere in Australia.
Download Beijing conference abstracts:
- Godthelp, H., Hand, S., Archer, M., Creaser, P., Jones, A., Norris, B. and Wicks, D., 2010. Amber from Cape York Peninsula: Australia's first significant amber deposit. Abstracts from the 5th FossilX3, Beijing, 2010, p. 131. Download PDF 535KB.
- Hand, S., Archer, M., Creaser, P., Godthelp, H., Jones, A., Norris, B., Soriano, C., Wicks, D. and Tafforeau, P., 2010. Fossil hair in Australian Cape York amber. Abstracts from the 5th FossilX3, Beijing, 2010, p. 134. Download PDF 676KB.
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