Extinct plant species discovered in amber

Found on BBC News on Tuesday, 16 February 2016
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Biologists have described a new species of extinct plant, based on two fossil flowers that were trapped in chunks of amber for at least 15 million years.

"Each plant has its own alkaloids with varying effects. Some are more toxic than others, and it may be that they were successful because their poisons offered some defence against herbivores."

Who knows if maybe one day scientists will sucessfully clone a plant from such a time capsule.