Ancient Fruit Unveils Oldest Frankincense and Myrrh Fossils

Researchers have identified small bead-like fossils found in India as the oldest known fossils of the Frankincense and Myrrh family. Using CT scanning technology, the fossils were identified as belonging to an extinct species in the Burseraceae family. These fossils provide important insights into the origin and distribution of the family, suggesting that the southern hemisphere may have been the birthplace of the Frankincense family. The findings were published in the International Journal of Plant Sciences.