How to extract and analyze pollen from internal organs and exoskeletons of fossil insects?

Summary: This protocol explains how to extract pollen from fossil insects with subsequent descriptions of pollen treatment. We also describe how to document morphological and ultrastructural features with light-microscopy and electron microscopy. It enables a taxonomic assignment of pollen that can...

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Main Authors: Friðgeir Grímsson, Silvia Ulrich, Reinhard Zetter, Thomas Hörnschemeyer, Michael S. Engel, Sonja Wedmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-12-01
Series:STAR Protocols
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666166721006298