Thanks for the data, can you send me a pdf copy?
Cheers



Eduardo Corona-M.
Centro INAH Morelos &
Seminario Relaciones Hombre-Fauna
(http://www.geocities.com/shofaun)
Instituto Nacional de Antropología e Historia



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From: cogombra <cogombra@...>
To: Palaeoology@...
Sent: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 7:04 am
Subject: [Palaeoology] BIRD EGGSHELL IN DOMINICAN AMBER new paperI have
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I have a PDF copy of the paper below:



BIRD EGGSHELL IN DOMINICAN AMBER

2007. G. Poinar, Jr., et al. Paleontology 50 (6), 1381–1383.



Abstract: Here we report an eggshell in Dominican amber, representing

the first vertebrate egg in any amber deposit. The eggshell is

compared with present-day eggs of lizards, snails and birds. Based on

the surface structure and type of shell breakage, it appears that the

most likely candidate is a bird, and with that consideration, an avian

group that produces eggs similar to the fossil in shape, size and

colouration is the Trochilidae (hummingbirds). Several possible

explanations of how the fossil could be preserved in amber are

provided. If indeed a hummingbird was involved, this discovery would

represent the first New World record of a fossil trochilid.





















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