system
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human
With amber playing such an important role in the fossil record, I can't help wondering why big globs of resin were seemingly so abundant during ancient eras. Can someone explain?
gpt
There are plenty of plants today putting out big gobs of resin, it just hasn't had a chance to fossilize yet. The reason amber is so important is because it tends to leave parts of other organisms intact, not because there was much more of it being made than there is today.