Amber: Window to the PastThis is a comprehensive study of the various roles and uses of amber, in nature as well as art. The fossilized tree resin has not only inspired elaborate workmanship and long been used in jewelry and other decorative objects, but is also highly valued by natural scientists because it frequently encapsulates flora and fauna from other periods of evolution. |
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... tiny vertebrates may become mired in the resin and , eventually , encapsulated and mummified . Presumably , the same chemical features of the resin that preserve it over millions of years are the ones that preserve the tiny organisms in ...
... tiny vertebrates may become mired in the resin and , eventually , encapsulated and mummified . Presumably , the same chemical features of the resin that preserve it over millions of years are the ones that preserve the tiny organisms in ...
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... tiny cocoons ; the wasp larvae that spun these cocoons parasitized the spider on whose web the cocoons are now preserved . Adult wasps emerged from all but three of the cocoons . Above : Tiny twisted - winged parasite ( order ...
... tiny cocoons ; the wasp larvae that spun these cocoons parasitized the spider on whose web the cocoons are now preserved . Adult wasps emerged from all but three of the cocoons . Above : Tiny twisted - winged parasite ( order ...
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... tiny bones in the legs and feet . The vertebrae are jumbled ; the lizard broke its back in several places , perhaps while struggling to free itself from the resin . The leaf is not detected by X rays . it , the ancient forest must have ...
... tiny bones in the legs and feet . The vertebrae are jumbled ; the lizard broke its back in several places , perhaps while struggling to free itself from the resin . The leaf is not detected by X rays . it , the ancient forest must have ...
Contents
Preface and Acknowledgments | 8 |
Deposits of the World | 21 |
Frozen in the Act | 79 |
Copyright | |
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