Abstract

Fossil inclusions are found in amber, fossiliferous limestones and fossil bon beds. The review focuses on paleontological approaches to study fossils including morphological and molecular analyses of life evolution based on scientific evidence. These approaches include tools for morphological characterization of amber inclusions and fossil limestones, molecular paleontology with paleogenomics and paleoproteomics, and the implication of fossil commercialization and collections. The integration of multiple interdisciplinary approaches provides information for a better description and analysis of the origin and evolution of modern organisms and their environments.

Keywords: Amber; Evolution; Fossil; Paleontology; Paleoproteomics; Tick.

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