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American Museum of Natural History, New York: Amber: Window to the Past. An exhibit on some of the creatures that have been preserved in amber (good quality images).

Volker Arnold, Museum of Prehistory in Dithmarschen at Heide, Germany: Which tree produced the Baltic amber resin? Cross, radial, and tangential surfaces in wood block. See also: Wood remains in Baltic and Bitterfeld amber.

Volker Arnold, Museum of Prehistory, Dithmarschen at Heide, Schleswig-Holstein (Germany); Amber, A Perfect Fossil Trap: The Amber Dictionary from A-F , and The Amber Dictionary from G-Z. See also: Palynomorphs Embalmed in Amber.

Leif Brost, Swedish Amber Museum, Höllviken: Missing inclusions. Among the missing pieces are very rare inclusions. See the "Frozen Dramas"-exhibition.

David Grimaldi, American Museum of Natural History, and George Poinar, Oregon State University (hosted by Tammi L. Johnson, "Amber: Arboreal Gold" Department of Anthropology and Science Coordinator for the Living Arts and Science Center, University of Kentucky, Lexington: A Paleobotanists Dream in Amber.

Tammi L. Johnson, Department of Anthropology and Science, University of Kentucky: Amber: Arboreal Gold.

Cynthia R. Levine, Melinda F. Brown, Angela Fullington Ballard, The Library Online Basic Orientation (LOBO) Project, NCSU Libraries, North Carolina State University, Raleigh: Extracting Ancient DNA from Amber. A bibliography.

Kevin McCluskey, Fungal Genetics Stock Center, University of Kansas Medical Center (APSnet Feature, November 1 thru November 30, 1998): Beyond Jurassic Park: Real science with ancient DNA.

Mark R. Meyer, 3 Dot Studio: The Natural History of Amber. By navigating through these pages, you can sample a variety of amber-related photographs and information that should give you a glimpse into the fascinating realm of amber (with the breathtaking amber gallery and a FAQ).

Palaeobotanical Research Group, Münster, Westfälische Wilhelms University, Münster, Germany. History of Palaeozoic Forests, MODES OF PRESERVATION. Link list page with picture rankings. The links give the most direct connections to pictures available on the web.

Garry Platt, UK, Amber Home: Index. All about amber! This web page has information on "Properties" and "Identifying True Amber", "Different Types of Amber, Copal and Resin", "Transformation - Resin into Amber", etc. Excellent!

Garry Platt, Bob´s Rock Shop: Identifying True Amber (Succinite). A number of simple tests.

WAYNE'S WORD (published by WOLFFIA INC. Escondido, CA): The nonprofit quarterly journal is dedicated to little-known facts and trivia about natural history subjects. W. P. Armstrong (1995): Plants of Jurassic Park. Plants that lived when dinosaurs roamed the Earth. WAYNE'S WORD Volume 8 (1999).