First report of amber from the Early Eocene Belluno Flysch (Southern Alps, Northern Italy)

Amber of Early Eocene age is described for the first time from the Belluno Flysch succession from samples collected in the vicinity of the city of Belluno. The physicochemical properties of the amber have been analyzed with regard to obtaining paleoenvironmental and paleobotanical data in order to facilitate a comparison with other Eocene amber findings in the Venetian Prealps.