Almost 40 million years ago a flower bloomed in a Baltic conifer forest. Dripping tree resin encased the petals and pollen, forever showcasing an ephemeral moment in our planet’s past.

The five-petal flower was preserved in amber and was unearthed in 1872 from a mine in Kaliningrad, Russia. It is about one inch wide and is three times larger than the second-biggest bloom ...

The Baltic amber flower’s identity hadn’t been revised until Dr. Sadowski’s paper in Scientific Reports was published Thursday. Plants in amber are a rarity.

How amber creates exquisite fossils A warm-hued material prized by jewelry makers, amber takes more than 40,000 years to form. See pictures of some of the finest specimens.

Biggest Flower Ever Found Preserved in Amber Is at Least 33 Million Years Old Amanda Kooser Freelance writer Amanda C. Kooser covers gadgets and tech news with a twist for CNET.

5,000-Year-Old Baltic Amber Is Oldest Ever Found On Iberian Peninsula The foreign amber was found in a grave that provided the final "resin" place for at least 12 people. Benjamin Taub.

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Flower trapped in amber for 34 million years is ‘extraordinary and beautiful’ Measuring nearly 3cm wide, the flower was found in the Baltic forests of northern Europe.

Review | They call it Baltic gold: amber – fossilised tree resin – seen in all its glory, from Neolithic jewellery to contemporary art, in Hong Kong exhibition.

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