The Amber Trap: Unlocking Stories of Ancient Polar Climates from Fossilized Tree Resin

Explore the fascinating world of ancient polar climates through fossilized tree resin in this 29-minute Royal Tyrrell Museum Speaker Series talk. Join Dr. Annie Quinney, Postdoctoral Fellow at the Arctic Institute of North America, University of Calgary, as she delves into her research journey from obtaining a PhD to conducting fieldwork in Australia and Antarctica. Discover the secrets hidden within amber, including pseudo inclusions, evidence of resin flow, and common trapped materials. Learn about the comparison of inclusions, methods for predicting tree wear, and the expansion of field areas. Gain insights into chemical analysis techniques, carbon isotope studies, and their implications for understanding high-latitude amber. Explore the relationships between amber and temperature, light conditions, and polar environments. Get a glimpse of Dr. Quinney's work with the Arctic Institute and her involvement in the Polar Voices project. Finally, learn about an exciting citizen science project focused on amber classification.

Introduction
Getting a PhD
Getting to Australia
The Antarctic Circle
What I found
Pseudo inclusions
The might
Evidence of flow
Common inclusions
Comparing inclusions
Predicting tree wear
Expanding field area
Field photos
Chemical analysis
Carbon isotopes
Light vs heavy carbon
Results
High Latitude Amber
Temperature
Light
Arctic Institute
Polar Voices
The Next Big Project
Citizen Science Project
Classification