fossil resin
Hardened ancient sap
Fossil resin is ancient tree resin that has hardened and polymerized over millions of years.
Amber is the most familiar example—prized in jewelry and famous for preserving prehistoric insects and plant matter.
Copal is a younger, less fully fossilized variety.
Unlike petroleum, fossil resins retain their original organic structure rather than breaking down into hydrocarbons.
- copalFragrant tropical tree resin
- amberHardened ancient tree secretion
- pineCone-bearing evergreen
- ancient forestVery old woodland ecosystem
- paleobotanyStudy of ancient flora
lignite · golden glow · polymerization · tree sap · terpenes · petrified · droplet · glowing · preserved · mosquito · Jurassic Park · ancient · specimen · time capsule · hardened · warm · prehistoric · Jurassic