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Researchers uncover New Zealand's first fossils preserved in amber
February 8, 2018, University of Otago
 

The discovery of fossil insects, nematodes and fungi preserved in amber from sites in Otago is shedding new light on New Zealand's geological and biological history.

University of Otago paleontologists Associate Professor Daphne Lee and Dr. Uwe Kaulfuss, with Professor Alexander Schmidt of the University of Göttingen, co-led a team of international scientists in collecting and analyzing amber deposits from more than 30 sites throughout New Zealand.


Read more at: https://phys.org/news/2018-02-uncover-zealand-fossils-amber.html#jCp