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90-million-year-old amber reveals Antarctica's secret past
Ancient amber found in Antarctica uncovers a 90-million-year-old rainforest, revealing insights into its warm, prehistoric ...
Incredible discovery suggests Antarctica once looked different than previously thought
The discovery of fossilised plant 'blood' - once prized as a gemstone - shows what lived on the continent before it was all ...
90,000,000-year-old discovery suggests Antarctica once looked different than previously thought
The discovery of fossilised plant 'blood' - once prized as a gemstone - shows what lived on the continent before it was all ...
Polar Forests? Yes, Discovery of Amber Proves Antarctica Once Had Them
Modern Antarctica is a frozen desert, largely devoid of life. But this wasn't always the case. Ninety million years ago, it ...
First-Ever Amber Found in Antarctica Unlocks Secrets of Cretaceous Rainforest
Today, Antarctica is a huge frozen continent, though it was once temperate enough to be covered in swampy forests. Now, a team of scientists has discovered fossilized tree resin—amber—on the continent ...
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The Megacheiran candidate: Fossil hunters strike gold with new species
“The preservation is remarkable,” Briggs said. “The density of the pyrite contrasts with that of the mudstone in which they were buried. Their details were extracted based on computed tomography [CT] ...