Antarctica, Amber

First-Ever Antarctic Amber Spills Secrets Of The Continent's Cretaceous Forests
For the first time, amber fragments have been recovered from Antarctica, or, to be more specific, from an offshore sedimentary basin. The fossils mean we now have amber samples from every continent, and provide information about Antarctica’s forests,
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 supported lush forests.
First-Ever Amber Discovered in Antarctica Shows Rainforest Existed Near South Pole
Along with fossils of roots, pollen, and spores, the amber provides some of the best evidence yet that a mid-Cretaceous, swampy rainforest existed near the South Pole, and that this prehistoric environment was " dominated by conifers ", similar to forests in New Zealand and Patagonia today.
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 for the first time.
Amber Discovered For the First Time in Antarctica: What You Need to Know
The discovery of amber in Antarctica has been reported for the first time, as detailed in a recent study published in Antarctic Science. Dr. Johann Klages from the University of Bremen, alongside a team of researchers,
First amber find on the Antarctic continent provides new insights into Cretaceous forests
Until recently, a gap existed in the world map of amber discoveries: the Antarctic continent. But that gap has finally been closed, thanks to a team led by Dr. Johann P. Klages from the Alfred Wegener Institute,
Antarctic Amber Discovered for the First Time
A team led by the Alfred Wegener Institute and TU Bergakademie Freiberg has discovered amber in Antarctica, offering unprecedented insight into ancient polar forests. The amber reveals evidence of resin-producing trees.
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'Another piece of the puzzle': Antarctica's 1st-ever amber fossil sheds light on dinosaur-era rainforest that covered South Pole 90 million years ago
Until now, Antarctica was the only continent on Earth without any known amber fossils. But sediment cores taken from below ...
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First Antarctic amber discovery sheds light on ancient forests
Berlin, November 13 (IANS): Scientists in Germany have discovered amber in Antarctica for the first time, revealing that ...
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First amber find on the Antarctic continent
Roughly 90 million years ago, climatic conditions in Antarctica were suitable for resin-producing trees. Researchers have now made the southernmost discovery of amber in the world.
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For the first time in history, scientists have found amber fragments in Antarctica, at a depth of 946 meters
For the first time in history, scientists have found amber fragments in Antarctica, thus closing one of the few remaining ...
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Amber fragments
Scientists have made a historic discovery, finding amber fragments for the first time in one of Earth’s coldest places, Antarctica. This discovery, led by Dr. Johann P. Klages from the Alfred Wegener ...
Antarctica mystery revealed after incredible 90,000,000-year-old discovery
The discovery of fossilised plant 'blood' - once prized as a gemstone - shows what lived on the continent before it was all ...