Estimates of at least 25,000 fossil-bearing amber pieces that include 5000 plant fossils make this Zhangpu biota the richest tropical seasonal rainforest biota discovered in the Earth’s history.

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Chang, Su-Chin, Li, Yuling, Zheng, Daran (2023) Dating Amber: Review and Perspective. Minerals, 13 (7) doi:10.3390/min13070948

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Chang, Su-Chin, Li, Yuling, Zheng, Daran (2023) Dating Amber: Review and Perspective. Minerals, 13 (7) doi:10.3390/min13070948

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Zhangpu Co. County
Zhangzhou Prefecture-level City
Fujian Province
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