Plant seed in amberAmber is fossilised tree resin from a variety of plants over the course of geolog
Plant seed in amberAmber is fossilised tree resin from a variety of plants over the course of geological history, released in order to seal and sterilise breaches in the bark and keep parasites out in much the same way as our blood clots when our skin is cut. On the way it picks up all sorts of interesting bits and bobs within, mostly plant matter and smaller insects, though occasionally a larger creature will be trapped and then covered by another layer of sap. Here a wind borne seed has been caught in Dominican amber (see http://tinyurl.com/lompw53) aged somewhere between 25 and 40 million years.LozImage credit: Oregon State University -- source link
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