Amber is a sticky resin that trees produce to sterilize and seal damage to the tree's bark. The resin can trap insects, leaves, and flowers from the tree that fossilize and turn into amber.
15 Incredible Images of Prehistoric Creatures Trapped in Amber15 Incredible Images of Prehistoric Creatures Trapped in Amber,
By Karl Fabicious,
Scribol staff,
"Amber is an amazing window into life stretching back before the dinosaurs. With a never before s
http://scribol.com/news-insects-amber-inclusions-i...
Amber The Mystery StoneAmber The Mystery Stone
fossil-facts-and-finds.com
One-page full of information on amber - what it is, its uses, and a scenario on how it is formed.
http://www.fossils-facts-and-finds.com/amber.html
Carnivorous Plant Fossil Trapped in AmberCarnivorous Plant Fossil Trapped in Amber,
Dec 2, 2014,
By Stuart Gary, ABC Science Online,
DiscoveryNews.com,
The find has shed light on the origins of a plant that traps its food using leaves
https://www.seeker.com/carnivorous-plant-fossil-tr...
First-Ever Salamander in Amber Found in CaribbeanFirst-Ever Salamander in Amber Found in Caribbean,
August 17, 2015,
By Richard Farrell,
Discovery News,
The never-before seen, and now extinct, species confirms that the creatures once lived in
https://www.seeker.com/first-ever-salamander-in-am...
How amber formsHow amber forms
From Lost Worlds, Vanished Lives
BBC Nature
"Once a sweet, sticky liquid fossilised tree resin preserves fatally attracted insects."
Great video, video length: 02.25 min.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/nature/fossils/Amber#p00ckj8s
New Species Of Flower Found Preserved In Amber
New Species Of Flower Found Preserved In Amber
February 15, 2016
By Mary Beth Griggs
Popular Science
Article with several large photos.
http://www.popsci.com/new-species-flower-found-pre...
The Modern Day Wasp That Lived 34 Million Years AgoThe Modern Day Wasp That Lived 34 Million Years Ago,
By Karl Fibricious,
Scribol staff,
"These fascinating images offer a glimpse of prehistoric life, frozen forever in transparent amber."
http://scribol.com/science/the-modern-day-wasp-tha...
Welcome to the World of Amber
Welcome to the World of Amber
by Susie Ward Aber,
Earth Science Department
Emporia State University
Covers numerous topics related to amber; college level.
http://academic.emporia.edu/abersusa/amber.htm