GEOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Among the fossil arthropods found in amber, scorpions remain extremely rare. The renewal of studies on scorpions trapped in amber began in the early 1980s when a few specimens from Dominican and Mexican amber were described (Schawaller 1979, 1982; Santiago-Blay and Poinar Jr. 1988, 1993; Santiago-Blay et al. 1990).

Detailed explanation-2: -In its final form, amber is much more stable than the original substance. Amber is organic, like petrified wood or dinosaur bones, but, unlike those substances, it retains its chemical composition over time, and that is why some experts resist calling it a fossil resin (a nevertheless useful term).

Detailed explanation-3: -Collectors and scientists have found not just bugs entombed in tree resin, but even animals as large as lizards, frogs and salamanders can be preserved in impressive detail. Skin, scales, fur and feathers are just some of the incredibly detailed features found in amber.

Detailed explanation-4: -Insect in amber Attracted by the resin’s smell as it oozed out of a tree, insects became trapped in the sticky substance and were preserved as the resin hardened. These fossilized insects look as if they were alive yesterday, but they are actually millions of years old.