Forum:Dinosaur tissue and cells in amber

In this forum, we discuss whether dinosaur cells can be preserved in pieces of tissue or in amber insects.

List of blood remains and dinosaur tissues found in amber

 * Cockroaches with dinosaur coprolite fragments in their gut.
 * Sandfly with reptilian (possibly dinosaur) blood cells in its gut.
 * Blood droplets from spiders preserved in Dominican amber.

A possible example
While looking for examples of vertebrate blood being found in amber insects, I came across this. It does not mention any blood in the abstract, only pathogens. But when I viewed the link from Google Scholar, this sentence was highlighted:

"A blood droplet that emerged from the dorsal surface of the biting midge was also..."

I'm not sure if that's out of context, but it is a tantalizing sentence. Unfortunately, you need to pay to view the whole thing. Jurassic Park Treasury (talk) 05:45, March 6, 2014 (UTC)