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Amber stones, ancient gifts of nature’s unique past 13 December 2018

Amber stones, ancient gifts of nature’s unique past

What is amber? As they say “Looks can be deceiving!”. Keeping that in mind, contrary to how amber looks to us, amber is neither a crystal nor a mineral. In fact, it started out as resin secreted from an ancient tree to heal his wound. The secretion of resin is a common protective mechanism (part …

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Posted by Willi FOSSILS INSECTS MINERALS
amber 25 December 2017

Evidence that ticks fed on Dinosaurs

Even 100 million years ago, dinosaurs had to contend with blood-sucking parasites, according to a new study based on the oldest-known fossil specimen that preserved both parasite and host. A piece of Burmese amber dating back to 99 million years ago has been found to contain a hard tick clinging to a feather, the first …

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Posted by Willi FOSSILS INSECTS

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