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China team unearths world’s oldest amber, hidden in ancient Xinjiang coal seam

SCMP – South China Morning Post

Dannie Pengin Beijing
Published: 9:00am, 28 Jul 2026


Chinese scientists have uncovered the world’s oldest verified amber in the northwestern Xinjiang region, revealing that ancient plants were producing protective resin 385 million years ago, long before most animal groups had emerged to damage them.

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