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Insects in amber
Author(s) -
ROSS ANDREW J.
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
geology today
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.188
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 1365-2451
pISSN - 0266-6979
DOI - 10.1046/j.1365-2451.1997.00014.x
Subject(s) - fossil record , geology , paleontology , astrobiology , biology
Amber is fossilized resin that has exquisitely preserved many insects that otherwise would not be represented in the fossil record. The insects and other inclusions give us an insight into what terrestrial life and the environment was like millions of years ago.