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On March 3, Chinese scientists discovered the oldest amber ore in the world. Studies have shown that it is about 99 million years old (close to 100 million years). The research results of "The Secret of Ancient Amber" is published in the international academic journal Science.

According to the author of the paper and Dr. Gao Lizhi, a researcher at the Kunming Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences, this amber ore was discovered and produced in Myanmar and is known as “Burmese Amber”. This amber is the oldest amber reported in the world. According to the precise age of the Chinese University of Geosciences and other units, its age is about 99 million years (close to 100 million years).

"Burmese amber" was formed in the Early Cretaceous, far ahead of most amber species in geological time. For example, it is about 50 million years earlier than the famous Fushun amber and about 80 million years earlier than the amber of the Dominican Republic.

Gao Lizhi told reporters that the amber has a rich content, covering many organisms during the Early Cretaceous period. In addition to insects and plants, there are some large fungi, plant pollen, etc. that are difficult to observe with the naked eye.

“At that time, the oldest angiosperms had just emerged on Earth, and most modern plant groups have not yet appeared. Thus, the inclusions of plants or insects found in this amber ore reveal the origins of the creatures on Earth. Evolution has extremely important value," Gao Lizhi said.

The research team will next focus on detailed studies of some of the special plants and insects contained in amber ore, such as the origin and evolution of the biological group, as well as the extraction of certain sample DNA and genome sequencing.

“The above work is being carried out intensively, mainly involving the exploration and optimization of experimental techniques for ancient DNA extraction. Since this amber is relatively old, we believe that the results obtained in the future will help reveal the origin of certain biological groups. And evolution," Gao Lizhi said.

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