Trapped in Time: The Strangest Amber Fossils Ever Discovered
The next time you find a feather of some unknown bird while walking in the wild, don't throw it straight away - it might be millions of years old! In southeast Asia, feathers captured in resin belonging to something unique have been found from 80 million years ago. The creature looked like a dinosaur but was more related to birds. Some of the oldest ambers ever found was from the Triassic period, showing how long it can last. Let's take a look at this, and other secrets fossils are hiding.
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The next time you find a feather of some unknown bird while walking in the wild, don't throw it straight away - it might be millions of years old! In southeast Asia, feathers captured in resin belonging to something unique have been found from 80 million years ago. The creature looked like a dinosaur but was more related to birds. Some of the oldest ambers ever found was from the Triassic period, showing how long it can last. Let's take a look at this, and other secrets fossils are hiding.
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