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b'When it comes to exceptional forms of preservation, it\\u2019s hard to beat amber. These fossilized chunks of tree resin have provided some of the most incredible ancient remains ever found. In this episode, we\\u2019ll discuss how amber forms and where the most famous amber deposits are, and we\'ll just scratch the surface of the astonishing diversity of amber-enclosed treasures that teach us so much about ancient ecosystems.\\nIn the news: dinosaur baby steps, ancient red mice, tip-toeing sauropods, and really old fungus.\\nTime markers: Intro & Announcements: 00:00:00News: 00:05:30Main discussion, Part 1: 00:27:00Main discussion, Part 2: 00:57:00Patron question: 01:27:30\\nThe Common Descent Store is open! Get merch! http://zazzle.com/common_descent\\nCheck out our blog for bonus info and pictures:http://commondescentpodcast.wordpress.com/\\nFollow and Support us on: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commondescentpodcast Twitter: https://twitter.com/CommonDescentPCFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/commondescentpodcast/PodBean: https://commondescentpodcast.podbean.com/ iTunes: https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/the-common-descent-podcast/id1207586509?mt=2YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCePRXHEnZmTGum2r1l2mduw\\nThe Intro and Outro music is \\u201cOn the Origin of Species\\u201d by Protodome. More music like this at http://ocremix.org.\\nMusical Interludes are "Professor Umlaut" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com). Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/'