Amber Paleontology Earth Sciences
Amber Paleontology Earth Sciences
Amber is the fossilized resin of trees. It is generally a golden brown color, very low density, and may or may not contain fossil inclusions such as trapped plant material, insects, or other small animals.http://dmoz.org/Shopping/Recreation_and_Hobbies/Science_and_Nature/Earth_Science/Amber/
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Editor's Picks:
Dead Bugs in Amber - Large list of amber resources.
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The Natural History of Amber - Mark R. Meyer provides an amber gallery, amber FAQ, amber timeline and a cultural history timeline.
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Amberica West - Offers general information about amber and amber mining. Includes a discussion about recognizing fake amber.
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The World of Amber - Susie Ward Aber of Emporia State University provides a comprehensive series of articles.
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Galleria di Fossilizzazioni in Ambra - Photographs of invertebrates trapped in amber with the provenance of each.
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Baltic Amber - Provides some notes on Baltic amber, a resin produced some 30 to 40 million years ago by the now extinct pine tree, Pinus succinifera.
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Gintaro Galerija Muziejus - Museum of Baltic amber featuring exhibits of jewelry and art. [English and Lithuanian]
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Fossil Amber - Amber is the perfect fossil preservative. This article discusses its inclusions, chemistry, goegraphic dispersion and the distinction between amber and copal.
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Amber: Window to the Past - Exhibition at the American Museum of Natural History that shows a re-creation of a 23 to 30 million-year-old Dominican amber forest.
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Alfred Correya's Baltic Amber Collection - Pictures of insect inclusions from a collection acquired by the Hunterian Museum.
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Amber Home - Garry Platt's personal site dedicated to amber fossil, resin and copal. Its paleontological significance is explored and there are many photographs of amber and inclusions and articles on its formation and role in human history.
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Fossil Amber with Inclusions of Insects and other Organisms - Provides a gallery of photographs of unwary invertebrates.
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Amber: Jewels of the Past - Amber page created by Tammi L. Johnson.
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Swedish Amber Museum - Choice of English version.
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New Jersey has Treasure Trove of Amber - Article by Jeff Poling about New Jersey amber.
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Blue Amber Information - Information portal for Dominican Blue Amber, where and how it is mined, why it is blue and its uses.
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The Search for DNA in Amber - Andrew Ross and Jeremy Austin discuss whether it possible to extract dinosaur DNA from insects in amber and re-create today these reptiles from the past.
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Amber with Inclusions - Provides information, photographs and articles on amber which contains beautifully preserved plant-structures and fossilized small creatures.
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