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	André Nel request!
	David Penney - Mesozoic amber spiders – material/ research collaboration
	New Fossil Insect Species Named After You ?


André Nel request!
Email: anel@cimrs1.mnhn.fr Dr. Nel from Paris needs the following references; please contact him if you have them. Brown, B.V. 1992 .- Generic revision of Phoridae of the nearctic region and phylogenetic classification of Phoridae, Sciadoceridae and Ironomyiidae. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada, 164: 1-144. Iturralde-Vincent, M.A. & Harstein, E. 1998 .- Miocene amber and lignitic deposits in Puerto Rico. Caribean Journal of Science, 34 (3-4): 308-312. Meinander, M. 1998 .- Coniopterygidae (Neuroptera) in amber from the dominican republic. Journal of neuropterology, 1: 33-36. Schliephake, G. 1990 .- Beitrage zur Kenntnis fossiler Fransenfluger aus dem bernstein des tertiär. I. Beitrag. Stenurothripidae. Zoology, Journal of Pure and Applied Zoology, Dehli, 2 (4): 163-184.

David Penney - Mesozoic amber spiders – material/ research collaboration
Email: david.penney@man.ac.uk Although the Cenozoic is well documented in terms of fossil spiders from Baltic, Bitterfeld, Mexican and Dominican Republic ambers, the same is not true for the Mesozoic. In fact, to my knowledge, only one Mesozoic amber spider has been described and named (Eskov & Wunderlich, 1994). A colleague and I are hoping to undertake a study of the Mesozoic spider fauna in the near future, and I am currently working on specimens kindly loaned to me by Andrew Ross (BMNH) and David Grimaldi (AMNH). If any palaeontomologist colleagues reading this have collections of, or come across in the future, spiders preserved in Mesozoic ambers, I would be very grateful if you would consider allowing me to borrow them for research purposes. Alternatively, a collaborative research project could be arranged. Any assistance in the acquisition of specimens will be gratefully received and duly acknowledged in resulting publications. I can be contacted on the e-mail address, or by ordinary mail at: The Zoology Department, The Manchester Museum, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester, M13 9PL, UK.

New Fossil Insect Species Named After You ?
You have the great opportunity to eternalize your name in the annals of science. A previously unknown and undescribed species, which lived 120 million years ago, will officially receive your name and it will bear this name forever! Please send your request by email to: msfossil@t-online.de Please note: Currently there are still two new species of fossil dragonflies available, and could bear your name!!! The fossil insects of the Lower Cretaceous Santana-Formation (NE-Brazil) are an invaluable key to the evolution of insects, and open a window to the past, the age of dinosaurs, about 120 million years ago. Hundreds of new species and new findings just wait to be described. Unfortunately an intensive study of the findings is hampered by economic circumstances. Because of dramatic budget cuts due to the general economic crisis, the European natural history museums do not even have the funds to purchase the scientifically most important specimens. Many of the referring fossils are absolutely unique and belong to the most precious treasures of the worlds natural heritage, and should definitely not go lost for the public and for scientific research only because the referring museums currently are in financial problems. As a solution for this severe problem one of the most honourable natural history museums of the world, the Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle in Paris (Dr. André Nel), has initiated a sponsorship action together with the company m-s.-fossil in Sulzbachtal. Such name-sponsorship already proved to be very successful in zoology (e.g. for the Zoologische Staatssammlung Munich). For a relatively moderate donation of 10.000,- DM, private persons or companies can volunteer as "godfather" for a new species of fossil insects from the Santana-Formation. The donation is earmarked and may exclusively be used for the purchase of the referring holotype plus further (about 50) fossil insects for the natural history museum in Paris. The sponsor receives in exchange: 1.- The naming of the species name of a new insect species from the Lower Cretaceous of Brazil (Santana Formation) after a person of his choice. This may of course be the sponsor himself, or e.g. a present for a dear relative or a business contact. Even the naming after a company or an organisation is possible, provided its name is suitable for this purpose. The latinised name will be the valid scientific name of this species forever and thus will provide a glimpse of eternity. Such an honour is usually only given to famous deceased scientists. 2.- An official document from the natural history museum in Paris, with a colour figure of the "own" species, an acknowledgement by the museum and by the scientists that have described the new species. 3.- 50 reprints of the original publication with the description of the referring species. Of course the sponsor is also mentioned in the acknowledgements chapter of this publication, as well as in the etymological explanation of the species name. 4.- Publicly exhibited specimens from the donated collection of specimens will be indicated as "donated by the sponsor. 5.-The sponsor will receive a receipt for his donation from the museum, so that he might even get a tax-reduction from the local financial authorities. Using the sponsorship for advertising purposes is explicitly allowed too. 6.-Last but not least the sponsor will have the good feeling to have made a valuable contribution to science and to have secured unique natural treasures for future generations. More information in: http://members.tripod.de/GBechly/msfossil.htm