Fossils in amber offer an exquisite view on dinosaur times-and an ethical minefield
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- Опубликовано: 13 авг 2024
- Before scientists can study it, Burmese amber is mined in a conflict zone, smuggled into China and sold
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It's so sad that most of the fascinating fossils will never make it to scientists
Also minerals, antiques, etc
sanket jadhav
What´s really sad is that so-called "scientists" continue to lie that amber is 99 000 000 years old - and gullible people like you believing it.
My entomology professor went to northern India a few years ago on an expedition and found that railway workers tunneling through rock uncovered an amber deposit. The workers didn’t know it’s valuable, only that it was flammable, and were burning it at night at the worksites for warmth. He bought two giant bags full of amber for a small amount of money, and has been polishing a d researching the assortment over the past years. Who knows what priceless specimens may have been burned before they could be studied?
was that K. Luzzi?
finding a dinosaur face in amber would be kind of cool : )
or cock
They found a bird in amber from the cretaceous, birds like today existed but the most dominant bird clade of the time still had small teeth, looked just like modern birds though just had small teeth [like geese].
I have a amber stone with a dinosaur penis do you want it ?
Check the news! One was just described!
Well, just happened :)
The second guy's accent is so strong that for a moment I thought I could understand Chinese.
I was able to understand him and im Mexican
hes just racist
😂😂
That's funny 😁
@@anthonylastname3552 no
OMG! The ULTIMATE flea market experience. For SCIENTISTS!
Not really. Usually you go to a flea market for a bargain
That could be a literal flea market
That scientist who discovered the dinosaur feather is so dope 😆
It’s amazing to see ants from 99 MILLION years ago.
Even more amazing you can BUY one for yourself & make it into a pendant!
Amber was the one of the first still photo created by mother nature.
3d photograph
Lmao, scientist to drug dealer.
Ive seen that show
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Bruh, a few of my professor’s that I got close with told me some crazy stories of all the shady shit they used to do while perusing they’re degree. I’m sure it’s non uncommon. You need that drug dealer mentality sometimes, haha
Have you not seen Breaking Bad? lol
Lsd25 created many a paradigm shift for students of the late 50's into the 60's.
ethics be damned. get the fossils into the scientists hands
Yeah
We've had a few movies that showed why this is a bad idea
@LiL Speng don't even bother answering seriously dude, or else spammers from reddit or something will be coming to annoy you
Ok get your ass in the mine and start digging bitch
@@jadeddragon4254 What's the purpose if others do so already
Of course all specimen featured here were really incredible but did anyone else also notice that insane handcrafted display shelf at 6:17?? WOW!!
John Hammond is getting excited.
If they find a dino testicle in amber we're gonna be riding dinosaurs to work boys
Amazing discoverys. I love Amber. I collect pieces, but I do not have anything as spectacular as those shown. I hope to someday find a beautiful center piece for my collection. Please continue to show the discoveries that you have found.
Contact me if you want to see burmite amber
The question in my head is how the heck that ammonite get caught inside an amber...?
Yeah and how the he’ll do the know it’s a feather from a Dino and not a bird???
Maybe it fell from a flying animal on the amber, sometimes birds throw their prey and they get stuck on the trees
@@Alaska-Jack Birds are Dinos
Amber forms from hardened tree resin. The forest was likely in a semi-aquatic environment, so resin rolling down the side of the trunk probably fell into the water, trapped the ammonite, got buried, and slowly polymerized over time to form amber.
Coastal estuary or inland swamp
👍 Great report, stunning images! 😎
YES, just today a skull from a tiny dinosaur was discovered today in amber!
*Tiny bird.
@@ProfezorSnayp literally the same thing
@@maxter890 sauce?
@@KIWI-un8fs Lamb
maxter890 is this a meme?
Hate the war, love the science.
Imagine that they find a whole dino in amber with its tail and feathers and colour
This will be so cool it will automatically tell us how it looked like
maybe, but only a very small species, juveniles of small dinosaur species. but really unlikely. Insects and small mammals or birds are the best candidates for getting permanently stuck in amber.
But specimens in amber are not fossils. I mean, a fossil is a stone replica of bone or tissue. The amber specimens are the original tissue. Am I right?
A Fossil is any remnant, impression, or trace of an organism of past geologic ages that has been preserved in the earth's crust
@@timriggs8651 so you're saying you have a large penis ?
It would still be the original organic tissue, regardless of penis size unfortunately.
i feel bad for the little dinosaur that managed to get its tail stuck in amber and probably got killed by something else
Nice work. One picky correction: at 2:44 the subtitles say "jeweler's loop". That's a jeweler's loupe.
Chinese are trying to bring back these dinos to eat them.
Thank you for covering the horror of mining in Myanmar. Like conflict diamonds, conflict amber should not be purchased. I'm a scientist, but cannot condone scientists purchasing this.
Agree. If we have to dig up, drill, explode, or dessicrate Earth, Ocean or air then we are not doing Science we are doing destruction.
Jeff yeah leave it for us novice collectors 😍
Happy for science community ....BUt sad to see as a Myanmar. We should able to report by ourselves.
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Yup.. Atleast there needs to be attribution for the science to the source (Burma) in some way. Perhaps, establishing a Paleontology or Archaeological center in those regions, overseen by the govt., could be the first step.
( I wouldn't be surprised if CCP is funding the rebel & central groups to keep Burma unstable. It employs same tactics throughout its neighborhood )
Failed country
I looked up my family tree , results came back that I'm , Sap
they also are fond on the Baltic coast in Europe.
I have some green Baltic amber & Red. Oh yeah & dark blue. The green is my favorite though it's a beautiful color lt looks like an aqua gummy
I have a amber fossil of a prehistoric bird it’s a good size very similar to a humming bird but with sharp teeth and a very dinosaur like body shape.
Scientist is cool. They can talk and make ant corpse and bird's feather price higher and higher
Why don’t scientists just buy the amber mines themselves and then make a better mine and then keep the amber for research
This situation is way above me in my ignorance, but what about something like this:
- Institutionalize it. Show a willingness to pay double the market value for the item, but the payment can only be received in the forms of infrastructure development, Healthcare for citizen, or the like.
Could that justify it?
Let's not forget the very, very dangerous working conditions the people operate in. Not only because it's an active war zone, but also since hundreds of people die each year due to tunnel collapses.
When comparing concurring human suffer to the unique potential for a fuller future understanding of our world - the latter seems less important. And I would agree.
But let's not forget the gravitas of preserving this knowledge, and the ethical responsibility that entails.
I have an intact mammoth adult in amber. I wonder if it’s worth anything?
Ha,ha. I have a real mammoth tooth, 20 years ago they sold them in the mall. I have a whooly mammoth hair too. It's red.
Our own research need to know higher value of our land which is so important for anthropology.
Such beautiful history frozen in time...💎
I recently found a piece of amber with organic material in it and possibly and egg shell of some type not sure… any ideas on who I could contact for more info?
Contact a Paleontologist at your local university.
Why don't the scientists and research institutes work with the local governments to hire the miners?
Mine the owned by military...
It never sees to amaze me how energy can’t be destroyed only transforms in this case it got trap in this beautiful Ambers.. as a result not only of minerals such as lot of gems 💎 . Cool 😎 appreciate the video !
A wonderful world of discovered specimens already that otherwise never be observed. I find value in this scientific study but it's disturbing that there is a dark side.
Leonardo Di Caprio.... Blood Amber?
Evolution is real
I mean we have known this fact for a while now bud but yeah.
But it is interesting that most amber fossils actually witness of flora and fauna quite similar to ours, like 100-million-year-old lizards that look just like lizards today. The same is the case with most of the insect fossils, their counter parts today are mostly surprisingly identical to them. Didn't they evolue at all during that time?
@@s.unosson there might some who evolve and some are not.
@@juliocasim4330 I don’t think there exists a satisfactory explanation for why exactly the animals well preserved in amber would have stopped to evolve, while others that had “burials” that did not preserve them well or at all for posterior studies would have continued to evolve. The only argument I have heard is “evolution happened, so it must be that way”, but that is just circular reasoning.
Why has nobody ever tried cutting one of the insects out? Can’t find a video anywhere, would be nice to see the actual preservation of the physical body, weather it’s still soft etc,+ would just be cool to see something million’s of years old free of its tomb
only thing that is keeping that insect together is the amber.
as soon as it would get exposed to air, it would start crumbling to dust.
Hes funny, the one who said going to the market made him feel like a drug dealer. He looks like a really nice person.
Im From Latvia And I Have Like THOUSANDS of THOUSANDS of Amber
Wonderful channel i never seen this type of vedio. useful information to the next generation.thanks to you sir .☺😊👌👍💐
I wonder how much the cheapest amber specimen in that market was.
Can you imagine if somewhere in say like china for example and miners dig up a new mine site and find a dinosaurs a full sized dinosaur encased in amber like a deinonychus or a T-Rex that would be the most ground breaking historical and Scientifical and priceless find in all of not just paleontology but history itself. Also imagine how much ancient tree sap (amber) would be needed to fully cover and encase a dinosaur like T-Rex sh*t we would need gallons and gallons and gallons of ancient tree sap to just incase it about enough to fill up a 13-20 foot swimming pool. But still just imagine it we wouldn’t need to use our imaginations anymore if we find a T-Rex incased in amber
Isn't this how jurassic park began?
How terrible is your life when as a sea creature you end up trapped in AMBER? I bet he didn't see that coming when he left for the office that day.
We should make a movie about extracting dinosaur DNA from these amber fossils, we shall call it - Billy and the Cloneasaurs
amazing story , thanks ;)
I found a amber stone in my backyard in Seattle Washington that contains a caveman and a dinosaur arguing over something possibly another dead dinosaur.
If that's the case you should also look for angels as they were often used to rule on such disputes.
@Titus Luckily no one really gives a fuck what you think about anything.
@Titus Even though it might seem that way to you, typing a sentence doesn't take much effort. For most people.
@Titus See. It's those kinds of comebacks that make people not care about what you think. Have a nice life you yeast-infection. If that dog could talk it'd tell you to just shut the fuck up and leave it alone too.
They should make a law that they all have to go to science first
If science doesn't need them let them sell them then.
Hi does anyone know what is the name of the ebay shop of xia fangyuan to buy this amber kind regards
Does anyone know, how the flat lamps they used to enlight the ambers from below are called? I'd like to buy some, but I do not know, how to search after them.
Do you mean a light table? www.instructables.com/id/Under-30-Light-Table/
These days one would use a LED chain or indeed a flat bulb, like this one, but there are lots available:
veritren.com/products/180-265v-energy-saving-e27-led-lamp-15w-35w-50w-smd-5730-flat-high-power-led-light-bulb-220v-e27-ufo-led-light-for-home-lighting/
Wonder what could I find if I dug a 100 meters hole in my backyard 🤔
at least a pound of dirt
*Myanmar has no idea what they're losing!*
It is not going away or lost. They can mine it any time but in a more organized and safe way.
@@seaturtledog they're going to get back what is sold. Do you really think China will give them back the sold specimens?!
I have an amber ring with a baby scorpion , it’s super cool
Jurassic park will finally become a reality... I'm excited
how is it inside the amber?
This is to cool!!! Cant wait to see what else pops out in the future..
John Hammond wants to know your location.
I see the upside. At least people living in a war torn society can have some other means of getting by rather than selling sex.
Heroin opium amphetamines gold platinum jade diamond rubies sapphires ....this is cheap journalism by someone who knows very little
I like sex.... ley them sell :-)
4:13
Imagine if that’s not a horn but a fossilized fungus…an ant that’s been infected with ancient fungus cordyceps…has it changed since 20 million years ago? Lol
Lmao this guy is f***** classic. What a fella to hang out with and collect fossil specimens.
I want one
What is the cost of Amber bangal
It couldn't be very big else it would be really expensive
3:42 I know there’s a damn chinese phrase to describe this kinda of human nature: 坐地起價 literally!
1.43 'most countries have laws to keep fossils at their borders" A very simplistic statement and actually untrue. Most countries don't have exclusions on the export of fossils, just regulations.
Oh Dr Xing wants this, 10x the price! hahaha
It's gonna change the world if we find big predator dinosaur's head preserved in one of these ember
The real Ross 😂😂
I love when people use the word 'myriad' properly.
Interesting/informative..! Thank you..!!
And complete B.S.
But if you are on tv I guess it's true.
With the recent coup and internal conflict in Myanmar, I am doubtful weather we can get new amber fossils from there, which is sad.
Fascinating.
Yes those Burmese miners are PEOPLE who have rights, but if mining ceased, we would not have the ability to learn how the modern world came to be, or just understanding that most of these specimens are UNIQUE, and some are probably once in a lifetime. We need to come to a compromise. It is hard to come to one especially in Myanmar’s situation, but it can be done.
When I saw the mosquitoe I whent I've seen this somewhere
My goodness that was fascinating.
A dinosaur feather. It made my day!
Birds have feathers, dinosaurs did not Don´t be so gullible and clueless.
@@larskullberg7292 Yes they did
@@believeinpeace Why do you think dinosaurs had feathers?
@@larskullberg7292 yes, I believe the scientists. You should do more studying on the subject
Good video!!
It's beautiful.
So amazing... and who designs these new microscopes? That’s just as impressive. Hoping science can continue with zeal that people including the miners recognizing the important of their own findings, not just the price they can sell an item of amber in this case, but the importance of finding new specimens that could help us even today with cures, understanding of our world and of course, bringing light to where we all came from. ( 💋 Leah )
are you talking about amber being a healing agent?
Quit your antics. In case you REALLY want to know where we come from, read the first chapter in the Bible.
@@larskullberg7292 Yeah, why use science to understand our world when you have fairy tales?
@@redplanet7163 How did life begin, according to you?
@@larskullberg7292 Clearly life evolved from simple, single celled organisms into more complex and almost infinitely more varied ones. The idea that everything from jelly fish to humans was simply zapped into existence in their current form is ludicrous. Do you realise that 99% of creatures that ever existed on this planet are now extinct? We have the proof. You do not.
Excellent!
Good explication because more knolegde for the past.. or monster to the past
Without sub titles, I would not have understood a word She said :)
i have blue resin fossilized with termite fossil pound here in Philippines
Amazing
Conflict amber? Like conflict diamonds etc.... wow
A sea creature trapped in tree sap! How did that happen?
Time
@@lometatron357 But the things trapped in amber are caught in it when it's soft and sticky, time only harden's and preserves it. What brought the two together?
The one with the minnow in it was crazy.
We could have a “coupon day”
Nice amber
Wow! So interesting!
Nice video I like it
3:53
Alien face hugger specimen!!!
Somebody dispatch a Predator, we have a potential infestation here!!
I can’t believe this is my first time learning the Pokémon Omanyte originates from ammonite. Mind blown!
Also kabutops and that other shell one are based off prehistoric dinasours. And the ceacalanth fish or whatever is a Pokémon with a similar name. Theres a few
I just thought of a great idea. Take the DNA from inside the Amber and use it to clone a dinosaur!
*no expense sparing intensifies*
Those bugs look the same as today, millions of years???
Yes, isn't it interesting that the amber fossils actually witness of flora and fauna quite similar to ours, like 100-million-year-old lizards that look just like lizards today. The same is the case with most of the insect fossils, their counter parts today are mostly surprisingly identical to them. What happened to the evolution of those bugs?
@@s.unosson is impossible, the millions of years is one of the biggest lies in science
@@JorgeLopez.888. I too have my doubts about the huge time spans mentioned. But in any case, the amber fossils can be used as an argument against the evolution theory. Suppose the huge time frame is correct, then why are most of those fossils practically copies of the species existing today? The small changes mentioned in this video can easily be attributed to natural adaptation, whose mechanism is today known as epigenetics. So, either evolution did not happen during those hundreds of millions of years among the creatures embedded in amber or the time frame of hundreds of millions of years is wrong.
@@s.unosson the time of millions of years is wrong, many scientific data show that.
But even without data, think how long is 1000 years ago, or 4000 years ago, or 1 single million year ago, and they say animals are the same for 60 million years , is ridiculous.
@@JorgeLopez.888. I am interested in scientific arguments for shorter time spans than the hundreds of millions of years that evolutionists play with.
What he should do is bring someone with him and both will behave like they don't know each other, pick the stone he wants that he believes is desirable, walk away and get his friend to go back and buy it for him. Best way to do it if they are inflating the price just because he's buying it.
Flea is older than i thougth.
Cool Inclusions!!!