Scorpions trapped in amber: a remarkable window on their evolution over time from the Mesozoic period to present days.

ABSTRACT: This synoptic review aims to bring some general information on fossil scorpions, namely those trapped in amber - fossilized resin - ranging from Lower Cretaceous through the Palaeocene and up to the Miocene. The question to be addressed is how the study of these fossils can be connected with possible present scorpionism problems. A precise knowledge of these ancient lineages provides information about the evolution of extant lineages, including the buthoids, which contain most known noxious species. Among the Arthropods found trapped in amber, scorpions are considered rare. A limited number of elements have been described from the Late Tertiary Dominican and Mexican amber, while the most ancient Tertiary amber from the Baltic region produced more consistent results in the last 30 years, pr

SUBMITTER: Lourenco WR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10430024 | biostudies-literature | 2023

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature