[vannrox]

How this ocean critter got into tree sap is an interesting mystery.

[HighSierra5]

Maybe the tree was swamped by rising sea levels due to global warming caused by our early ancestors that just discovered fire.

[Nateman]

There is a screw in the middle of this ‘million ‘ year rock. Who knew ammonites we're so resourceful?

[Synthesist]

Wow! Amazing news…

Amber is such a miracle, capturing and preserving all manner of ancient creatures in pristine condition that would otherwise not be fossilized for us humans to study.

[mdmathis6]

My first thought was to jokingly think, when I saw 99million year old “Ammonite”, was that the biblical timelines must be way way off!

[Elsie]

ammonite: precursor to a Jehovah Witness?

[ek_hornbeck]

The shells are all empty with no soft-tissue, so the organisms were long dead by the time they were engulfed by resin

That's a shame, it would be great if they could extract DNA from the ammonite as they've done for insects preserved in amber.

[Cletus.D.Yokel]

I thought the Hebrews killed off the Ammonites shortly after entering Canaan.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I see..I see..”T-h-e-d-y S-u-e H-i-l-l.”

https://the.hitchcock.zone/wiki/The_Alfred_Hitchcock_Hour_-_The_Jar

[Admin Moderator]

Again..

Quit abusing the news forum with chat material.

[Synthesist]

vannrox, thanks for posting this news.

It is absolutely amazing news. I follow science discoveries closely, and have never heard of marine animal remains captured in amber before.

The fact that the ammonite shell was preserved in amber IS fantastic news!

[samtheman]

Looks young for his age.