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Name:
Flower in Amber
Age: Oligocene
Formation: Amber Mines
Location: Dominican Republic
Size: Amber piece is 0.6 inches long
Here is a rare inclusion in amber. This is a Fossil Flower from the Oligocene deposits of the Dominican Republic. Plants, especially flowers, are rare occurrences in amber - they had to fall in or be blown into the amber, whereas insects could crawl or fly into the sap. This specimen has fine detail. The individual petals are quite distinct, and the stem, or petiole, of the flower is intact. Even some of the stamens are visible. The large flower is easily seen in the polished piece of fossilized tree resin. This is a very good example of an extremely scarce flower preserved in Domincan Amber (small close-up photo included for free).
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