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General Category => Science and Technology => Topic started by: Nearly Sane on June 20, 2017, 08:18:36 PM

Title: Bird in amber
Post by: Nearly Sane on June 20, 2017, 08:18:36 PM

Sometimes the gob is smacked


https://www.newscientist.com/article/2133981-bird-caught-in-amber-100-million-years-ago-is-best-ever-found/

Title: Re: Bird in amber
Post by: Shaker on June 20, 2017, 08:22:05 PM

Goddunnit.

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Post by: Rhiannon on June 20, 2017, 08:29:34 PM

Smacked indeed.

Title: Re: Bird in amber
Post by: floo on June 21, 2017, 09:00:53 AM

Fascinating.

Title: Re: Bird in amber
Post by: trippymonkey on June 21, 2017, 09:11:02 AM

Absolutely fantastic & fascinating. ;D ;D 8)

It really DOES look like the bird is still intact inside but the notes say it's 'just' an impression as the DNA has long gone ?!?!!?

Title: Re: Bird in amber
Post by: SusanDoris on June 21, 2017, 11:12:05 AM

Very interesting link. thank you.

Title: Re: Bird in amber
Post by: trippymonkey on June 21, 2017, 04:27:20 PM

Can DNA actually 'disappear' like this even though no air has gotten to it in millions of years ?!?!?! :o