Discoveries of scientists – amber, which is 90 million years old, was found for the first time in Antarctica – UNIAN
Scientists said this is not just an exciting find, but a significant piece of a geological and environmental puzzle that reconstructs the history of Earth's climate.
The presence of amber in Antarctica proves that in the mid-Cretaceous period, temperate rainforests existed on every continent.
The new discovery fills a large gap in the global map of amber finds: for the first time it was found in Antarctica, writes Interesting Eengineering.
This discovery, carried out by scientists from the Alfred Wegener Institute and the Technical University of Freiberg Mining Academy, provides a rare glimpse into the prehistoric environment of Antarctica. It shows that where the kingdom of ice once stood, there were lush swampy forests and trees that produced…
