Miocene amber found near the town of Alem Ketema.

"Amber pieces of up to 25 cm occur within the Debre Libanos Sandstone Unit, exposed in the Wenchit River valley near Alem Ketema in the northwestern Plateau of Ethiopia."

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ⓘ 'Amber'

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References:

Legalov, A. A., Pankowski, Maximilian G. (2023) Two New Species of the Tribe Tesserocerini (Coleoptera: Platypodidae) from Miocene Ethiopian Amber. Paleontological Journal, 57 (7) 805-812 doi:10.1134/s0031030123070079

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Other Regions, Features and Areas containing this locality

AfricaContinent

East African Rift System (EARS)Zone (Tectonic)

African PlateTectonic Plate

Arabian-Nubian Shield
- Nakfa TerraneVolcanic Arc

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References

Schmidt, A. R.; Perrichot, V.; Svojtka, M.; Anderson, K. B.; Belete, K. H.; Bussert, R.; Dorfelt, H.; Jancke, S.; Mohr, B.; Mohrmann, E.; et al. (2010) Cretaceous African life captured in amber. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 107 (16). p.7329-7334. doi:10.1073/pnas.1000948107

[1]Schmidt, Alexander R.; Perrichot, Vincent; Svojtka, Matthias; Anderson, Ken B.; Belete, Kebede H.; Bussert, Robert; Dörfel, Heinrich; Jancke, Saskia; Mohr, Barbara; Mohrmann, Eva; et al. (2010) The Ethiopian Amber Forest. FossilX3: Fifth International Conference on Fossil Insects, and Fourth World Congress on Amber Inclusions, p.166-167.

Bouju, Valentine; Feldberg, Kathrin; Kaasalainen, Ulla; Schäfer‐Verwimp, Alfons; Hedenäs, Lars; Buck, William R.; Wang, Bo; Perrichot, Vincent; Schmidt, Alexander R. (2021) Miocene Ethiopian amber: A new source of fossil cryptogams. Journal of Systematics and Evolution, 60 (4). p.932-954. doi:10.1111/jse.12796

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