Cretaceous flower inclusions of metasequoia plant in Burmite Amber
Burmite amber inclusions containing flowers or leaves of the Metasequoia plant provide a rare and direct glimpse into ancient flora.
Metasequoia, commonly known as the “dawn redwood,” was once thought to be extinct until living specimens were discovered in China in the 1940s. Finding fossilized Metasequoia in Burmite amber reveals its ancient lineage and provides evidence of its evolutionary history.
