Paleobiota of Burmese amber

Burmese amber is fossil resin dating to the early Late Cretaceous Cenomanian age recovered from deposits in the Hukawng Valley of northern Myanmar.

[1] Paleoplastes burmanica[2] Poinar & Vega 2021 A possible dictyostelid slime mould Stemonitis[3]

"2019" A myxogastrid slime mould Endamoebites proterus[4] Poinar 2009 A "Sarcodina" gut Amoebozoa of Kachinitermopsis burmensis Paleohaemoproteus burmacis[5] Poinar & Telford 2005 A plasmodiid apicomplexan Primigregarina burmanica[6] Poinar 2010 A eugregarinorid apicomplexen gut protozoan of blattodeans Paleoleishmania proterus Poinar 2004 A trypanosomatid vector in Palaeomyia burmitis Paleotrypanosoma burmanicus[7] Poinar 2008 A trypanosomatid vector in Leptoconops nosopheris Dinenymphites spiris[4] Poinar 2009 A pyrsonymphid gut protozoan of Kachinitermopsis burmensis Microrhopalodites polynucleatis[4] Poinar 2009 An oxymonadid gut protozoan of Kachinitermopsis burmensis Oxymonas gigantea[8] Poinar 2009 An oxymonadid gut protozoan of Blattarians Oxymonas protus[4] Poinar 2009 An oxymonadid gut protozoan of Kachinitermopsis burmensis Oxymonites gerus[4] Poinar 2009 An oxymonadid gut protozoan of Kachinitermopsis burmensis Pyrsonymphites cordylinis[4] Poinar 2009 A pyrsonymphid gut protozoan of Kachinitermopsis burmensis Sauromonites katatonis[4] Poinar 2009 An oxymonadid gut protozoan of Kachinitermopsis burmensis Burmanymphus cretacea[8] Poinar 2009 A burmanymphid gut protozoan of Blattarians Teranymphites rhabdotis[4] Poinar 2009 A teranymphid gut protozoan of Kachinitermopsis burmensis Trichonymphites henis[4] Poinar 2009 A trichonymphid gut protozoan of Kachinitermopsis burmensis Devescovites proteus[8] Poinar 2009 A devescovinid gut protozoan of Blattarians Foainites icelus[8] Poinar 2009 A devescovinid gut protozoan of Blattarians Spiromastigites acanthodes[4] Poinar 2009 A holomastigotid gut protozoan of Kachinitermopsis burmensis Paleotrichomones burmanicus[8] Poinar 2009 A trichomonadid gut protozoan of Blattarians Paleocadus burmiticus[9] Poinar 2016 An eccrinacious Opisthokont Palaeorickettsia protera[10] Poinar 2014 A Rickettsiaceae in Cornupalpatum burmanicum vector Electrophycus astroplethus[11] Poinar & Brown 2020 A chaetophorale green algae Chlamydomonas hanublikanus[12] Hinkelman & Vršanská 2020 A chlamydomonadaceous green algae.Associated with Mesoblatta maxi and the ichnotaxon Blattocoprolites blattulidae Calymperites burmensis[13] Heinrichs et al. 2014 A Dicranales moss of uncertain placement Vetiplanaxis espinosus[14] Hedenäs, Heinrichs, & Schmidt 2014 A hypnodendralean moss Vetiplanaxis longiacuminatus[14] Hedenäs, Heinrichs, & Schmidt 2014 A hypnodendralean moss Vetiplanaxis oblongus[14] Hedenäs, Heinrichs, & Schmidt 2014 A hypnodendralean moss Vetiplanaxis obtusus[15] Li et al. 2022 A hypnodendralean moss Vetiplanaxis pyrrhobryoides[14] Bell 2007 A hypnodendralean moss Selaginella alata[16] Li & Wang 2022 A clubmoss Selaginella cretacea[17] Li et al. 2022 A clubmoss Frullania baerlocheri[18] Heinrichs et al. 2011 A frullaniacious liverwort Frullania cretacea[19] Hentschel, Schmidt & Heinrichs 2009 A frullaniacious liverwort Frullania kachinensis[20] Li et al. 2021 A frullaniacious liverwort Frullania partita[21] Li et al. 2020 A frullaniacious liverwort Frullania pinnata[22] Heinrichs, Feldberg, Schäfer-Verwimpe, & Krings 2017 A frullaniacious liverwort Gackstroemia cretacea[23] Heinrichs, Schäfer-Verwimp, Feldberg, & A.R.

Tropidogyne euthystyla[48] Poinar, Chambers & Vega 2021 A small flowered cunoniacious angiosperm.

Programinis burmitis[52] Poinar 2004 A poalean of uncertain placement Programinis laminatus[52] Poinar 2004 A poalean of uncertain placement Eophylica priscastellata[53] Shi et al. 2022 A rhamnaceous floral morphotaxon.

legeri[70] Salamon et al. 2019 An Isocrinid crinoid, described from ossicles encased in the resin Burmacharon dunlopi[71] Hu et al. 2020 Kronocharon engeli[72] Wunderlich 2015 A tailless whip scorpion of uncertain placement.

Kronocharon prendinii[73] Rossi & Merendino 2016 A tailless whip scorpion of uncertain placement.

One subspecies described K. p. adornellae[74] Acanthomacrothele geminata[75] Wang et al. 2024 A macrothelid spider.

Burlagonomegops eskovi[86] Penny 2005 A Lagonomegopid spider Burmadictyna clava[82] Wunderlich 2015 A salticoidid[81] deinopoid.

Originally described as "Praeterpaculla" biacuta[82] Furcembolus chuandiani[95] Jiang & Li in Xin et al. 2021 A pacullid spider.

Originally described as "Praeterpaculla" equester[82] Furcembolus fengzheni[95] Jiang & Li in Xin et al. 2021 A pacullid spider.

[80] Hamoderces opilionoides[77] Wunderlich & Müller 2020 A spider belonging to the superfamily Scytodoidea and the family Praepholcidae.

Palaeoleptoneta calcar[83] Wunderlich 2012 A member of Araneomorphae of uncertain affinities,[79] originally described as a leptonetid spider.

?Planarchaea paucidentata (Wunderlich) 2008 A planarchaeid[81] palpimanoid spider, originally described as Filiauchenius paucidentatus.

Planarchaea pilosa (Wunderlich) 2015 A planarchaeid[81] palpimanoid spider, Originally described as Lacunauchenius pilosus.

Retrooecobius lwini[84] Jiang & Li in Xin et al. 2022 A disc web spider.

Zamilia arkari[84] Jiang & Li in Xin et al. 2022 A disc web spider.

Zamilia sheini[84] Jiang & Li in Xin et al. 2022 A disc web spider.

Zamilia shwayi[84] Jiang & Li in Xin et al. 2022 A disc web spider.

Palaeosiro burmanicum[120] Poinar 2008 A stylocellid harvestmant Petrobunoides sharmai[121] Selden et al. 2016 An epedanid armoured harvestman.

Electrokoenenia yaksha[123] Engel & Huang 2016 A Eukoeneniid microwhip scorpion Amblyolpium burmiticum[124] (Cockerell) 1920 A garypinid pseudoscorpion.

?Poliochera cretacea[135] Wunderlich 2012 A poliocherid hooded tickspider of uncertain generic placement.

Sigillaricinuleus tripares[136] Wunderlich 2022 Cerachipteria ahsokatanoae[137] Arillo, Subías & Huang 2023 An achipteriid mite.

[90] Chimerarachne patrickmueller[91] Wunderlich 2023 Chimerarachne spiniflagellum[91] Wunderlich 2023 Chimerarachne yingi[196] Wang et al. 2018 A stem-group spider Kachinophilus pereirai[197] Bonato, Edgecombe & Minelli 2013 A geophilid centipede Lithopendra anjafliessae[198] Haug, Haug & Haug 2023 A centipede belonging to the group Pleurostigmophora Burmanopetalum inexpectatum[199] Stoev, Moritz & Wesener 2019 A callipodidan millipede Heterochordeuma liae[200] Su, Cai & Huang 2024 A heterochordeumatid millipede Andrognathus burmiticus[201] Moritz & Wesener 2019 An andrognathid millipede Monstrodesmus grimaldii[202] Su, Cai & Huang 2022 A trichopolydesmid millipede Propolydesmus cretaceus[203] Su, Cai & Huang 2023 A polydesmid millipede Pauropsxenus extraneus[204] Su, Cai & Huang 2020 A polyxenid millipede.

Electrolana madelineae[213] Schädel, Hyžný & Haug 2021 A member of Cymothoida, possibly a species of Cirolana.

Tanaidaurum kachinensis[217] Pazinato, Müller & Haug 2023 Electrocypria burmitei[218] Wang, Matzke-Karasz & Horne 2022 A candonid ostracod.

"2019" An immature Puzosia (Bhimaites) species dead shell Likely entombed as shoreline debris Archaeocyclotus brevivillosus[222] Bichain et al. 2022 A cyclophorid land snail Archaeocyclotus plicatula[223] Asato & Hirano in Hirano et al. 2019 A cyclophorid land snail Burminella artiukhini[224] Balashov, Perkovsky & Vasilenko 2021 A land snail possessing morphological traits intermediate between members of the family Pupinidae and other members of Cyclophoroidea.

[235] Assiminea striatura[228] Bullis et al. 2020 An assimineid land snail ?Hydrocena praecursor[238] Yu & Neubauer 2021 A member of the family Hydrocenidae.

Enantiornithes[250][251][252][253][254][255] Multiple Various Several partial wings and feet,and more completely preserved juveniles Fortipesavis prehendens[256][257] Clark & O'Connor 2021 An enantiornithine avialan.

[262] Oculudentavis naga[263] Bolet et al. 2021 Protodraco monocoli[264] Wagner et al. 2021 An agamid lizard Xiaophis myanmarensis[265] Xing et al. 2018 An embryo or neonate snake of uncertain placement Blattocoprolites mesoblattamaxi[12] Hinkelman in Hinkelman & Vršanská 2020 A mesoblattinid cockroach coprolite.Associated with Mesoblatta maxi and Chlamydomonas hanublikanus Teredolites clavatus n/a 2018 pholadid burrowing crypts in the amber nodules, first described from Burmese amber as the fungus "Palaeoclavaria burmitis"

Chimerarachne yingi (artists reconstruction)
Cretoperipatus burmiticus
(artist reconstruction)