Earth Science Institute of the SAS
Topic
Global evolutionary patterns as indicated by burmite cockroaches
PhD. program
Paleontology
Name of the supervisor
Mgr. Peter Vršanský, PhD.
Contact:
Receiving school
Prírodovedecká fakulta UK
Annotation
Myanmar (Hukawng, Khamti, Tilin) is undoubtedly the most important paleontological site in history with more than 100 tons of amber collected, showing detailed, microstructural, preservation of all organismsfrom viruses, bacteria and various other microorganisms to dinosaurs. Cockroaches are clearly the most complex processed groups, which are also sufficiently preserved on the basis of evolution and ecological patterns, and therefore enable a unique study from sensilla, to food in the stomach (synchrotron, CT with phase contrast), the transfer of pollen and symbionts, parasites to the variability of wing venationand paleogeographic global patterns.