They Discover Traces of Ancient Tsunamis Trapped in Amber over a Hundred Million Years Old

Large amber deposits discovered in northern Japan were probably "sweeps" from a forest to the ocean by one or more tsunamis, between 116 and 114 million years ago, during the early Cretaceous.

What if a drop of amber could tell the story of a forgotten cataclysm? In Japan, scientists have just discovered a spectacular trace of a prehistoric tsunami, not in cliffs or sedimentary deposits, as tradition requires, but... in amber. A fossilized resin that contains much more than old [...]