Feathers trapped in Amber

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Feathers trapped in Amber

Post by lucky1 » Fri Sep 16, 2011 9:08 am

Very cool picture here:

http://www.news.ualberta.ca/article.asp ... C4C08E0F52

Unlikely, but wouldn't it be something to find a portion of a palm frond in amber?

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Post by Cameron_z6a_N.S. » Fri Sep 16, 2011 8:50 pm

Great article, Barb. Amber is often found in areas around the Baltic, and many of these pieces contain plant leaves or seeds. So, I suppose a palm frond in amber could be possible! :lol:
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Post by lucky1 » Sat Sep 17, 2011 10:57 am

Yes, and my imagination races to picture the late Cretaceous, when southern Alberta was a warm coastal region...some ~700 miles from today's coast.

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Post by canadianplant » Sun Sep 18, 2011 5:06 pm

I read this the other day. Its pretty awesome. Think too, they found that half preserved dinosaur that still had organs and skin on it, so things can stay around for quite awhile. Amber makes it so much more preserved then it would be other wise.

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Yeah barb, if it wasnt for the rockies, the odds are there would still be an inland sea from calgary to my area, all the way to the gulf. Thats why its so flat and sandy. Also the reason why fossilized seashells are found here and all over the rockies.
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