English(EN) China team unearths world’s oldest amber, hidden in ancient Xinjiang coal seam

中国发现世界上最古老的琥珀，推迟了树脂生产时间线

作者 PulseAugur 编辑部 · [1 个来源] · 2026-07-28 01:00

中国研究人员发现了一个已知最古老的琥珀，其年代可追溯到大约3.93亿至3.83亿年前的中泥盆纪。这一在新疆煤层中出土的发现表明，古代植物比之前认为的要早得多就开始产生树脂以进行保护。由中国科学院的罗词航领导的这项发现，挑战了此前认为最古老的琥珀来自大约3.2亿年前的晚石炭纪的假设。 AI

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SCMP — Tech TIER_1 English(EN) · Dannie Peng · 2026-07-28 01:00

中国团队在新疆古老煤层中发现世界上最古老的琥珀

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. The amber – discovered in coal …