At 28 millimeters (1.1 inches) across, it’s the largest known flower to be fossilized in amber – three times the size of similar fossils. Sadowski extracted and examined pollen from the amber.

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At 28 millimeters (1.1 inches) across, it’s the largest known flower to be fossilized in amber — three times the size of similar fossils. Sadowski extracted and examined pollen from the amber.

Fossils: Largest flower preserved in amber from over 33 million years ago. Scientific Reports. Journal Scientific Reports DOI 10.1038/s41598-022-24549-z ...

Almost 40 million years ago a flower bloomed in a Baltic conifer forest. Dripping tree resin encased the petals and pollen, forever showcasing an ephemeral moment in our planet's past.

The fossil was created when some sticky sap trickled out of a conifer tree near the Baltic Sea, coating the flower and solidifying it into amber over time. It is very uncommon to see plants ...

Typically, amber forms over millions of years as tree resin fossilizes, but paleontologists have sped that up, creating amber-like fossils from pine resin in 24 hours.

At 28 millimeters (1.1 inches) across, it’s the largest known flower to be fossilized in amber – three times the size of similar fossils. Sadowski extracted and examined pollen from the amber.

Almost 40 million years ago a flower bloomed in a Baltic conifer forest. Dripping tree resin encased the petals and pollen, forever showcasing an ephemeral moment in our planet's past.

Unusually large fossilized flower preserved in amber identified. By CNN Newsource. Published January 12, 2023 3:03 PM . By Katie Hunt, CNN ...