The first Mesozoic fossiliferous amber from Southern Gondwana: an ancient portal into an Australian polar greenhouse

2011年5月，澳大利亚发现了最古老的琥珀化石，以及整个南冈瓦那地区，这为研究大陆上唯一记录到的这个时代的陆地生物群提供了一个独特的机会。利用新的成像技术(MicroXCT-400、X射线超微显微镜和同步辐射)，这些9000万年前的新化石将被虚拟地以三维形式提取，以捕捉这一重大古生物发现的最细微细节。这项研究的结果将引起国内和国际的广泛关注，因为研究人员发现了该年龄的第一批中生代生物，生活在产树脂森林内和附近的栖息地，从而为这一领域打开了一个全新的机会之窗。

The May 2011 discovery of the oldest fossiliferous amber deposit from Australia, and all of Southern Gondwana, provides a unique opportunity to study the only recorded terrestrial biotas of this age on the continent. Employing new imaging techniques (MicroXCT-400, X-ray ultramicroscope and Synchrotron radiation), the new fossils dated as 90 million years old will be extracted virtually in three-dimensional to capture the finest details from this major palaeontological find. The outcomes of the study will attract much national and international attention as the researchers identify the first Mesozoic organisms of this age living in habitats in and close to the resin-producing forests, thus opening an entirely new window of opportunities in this field.