Biology
Textbooks
Boundless Biology
Evolution and the Origin of Species
Evidence of Evolution
Biology Textbooks Boundless Biology Evolution and the Origin of Species Evidence of Evolution
Biology Textbooks Boundless Biology Evolution and the Origin of Species
Biology Textbooks Boundless Biology
Biology Textbooks
Biology
Concept Version 9
Created by Boundless

Fossil Formation

Amber

Amber

The image depicts a gnat preserved in amber. A lot of insects have been found to be perfectly maintained in this ancient tree sap.

Source

    Boundless vets and curates high-quality, openly licensed content from around the Internet. This particular resource used the following sources:

    "Historical Geology/Fossils."
    http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Historical_Geology/Fossils Wikibooks CC BY-SA 3.0.

Related Terms

  • permineralization
  • petrification
  • amber
  • Subjects
    • Accounting
    • Algebra
    • Art History
    • Biology
    • Business
    • Calculus
    • Chemistry
    • Communications
    • Economics
    • Finance
    • Management
    • Marketing
    • Microbiology
    • Physics
    • Physiology
    • Political Science
    • Psychology
    • Sociology
    • Statistics
    • U.S. History
    • World History
    • Writing

    Except where noted, content and user contributions on this site are licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 with attribution required.