TY -JOUR
AU -M. Kedves and Á. Párdutz
TI -Ultrastructure of 100 Million Years Old Microorganisms of the Ajkaite (Upper Cretaceous Amber) from Hungary
PY -2002
DA -0000-00-00
JO -Taiwania
VL -47
IS -4
SP -273
EP -280
UR -https://taiwania.ntu.edu.tw/abstract/334
AB -Ultrathin sections from Upper-Cretaceous (Santonian-Campanian) amber (Ajkaite) were investigated with transmission electron microscope (TEM). Several kinds of organic remnants were observed. In this contribution we report here the presence of three different types of morphologically intact bacteria very well preserved in amber. We could demonstrate the fine structure of the wall, the protoplasm with vacuoles, electron dense granules and flagella.This extreme form of mummification is attributed to inert dehydration and the fine structural preservation makes these ancient bacteria.
DO -10.6165/tai.2002.47(4).273