Delclòs, XavierPeñalver, EnriqueBarrón, EduardoPeris, DavidGrimaldi, David A.Holz, MichaelLabandeira, Conrad C.Saupe, Erin E.Scotese, Christopher R.Solórzano-Kraemer, Mónica M.Álvarez-Parra, SergioArillo, AntonioAzar, DanyCadena, Edwin A.Dal Corso, JacopoKvaček, JiříMonleón-Getino, AntonioNel, AndréPeyrot, DanielBueno-Cebollada, Carlos A.Gallardo, AlejandroGonzález-Fernández, BeatrizGoula, MartaJaramillo, CarlosKania-Kłosok, IwonaLópez-Del Valle, RafaelLozano, Rafael P.Meléndez, NievesMenor-Salván, CésarPeña-Kairath, ConstanzaPerrichot, VincentRodrigo, AnaSánchez-García, AlbaSanter, MaximeSarto i Monteys, VíctorUhl, DieterViejo, José LuisPérez-de la Fuente, Ricardo2025-08-272025-08-272023-06-25Delclòs, X., Peñalver, E., Barrón, E., Peris, D., Grimaldi, D. A., Holz, M., ... Pérez-de la Fuente, R. P. (2023). Amber and the Cretaceous Resinous Interval. Earth-Science Reviews, 243, 104486. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.1044860012-825210.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104486https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14352/123470Spanish Ministerio de Ciencia, Innovación y Universidades [research agreement CRE CGL2017-84419 AEI/FEDER, UE] Consejería de Industria, Turismo, Innovación, Transporte y Comercio del Gobierno de Cantabria [research agreement #20963 with University of Barcelona and research contract Ref. VAPC 20225428 to CN-IGME CSIC, both 2022–2025] Conselho Nacional de Pesquisa (Brazil) [research grand PQ 304529/19–2] National Geographic Global Exploration Fund Northern Europa [research agreement GEFNE 127-14] Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (DFG) [research agreement SO 894/6-1] VolkswagenStiftung [research agreement 90946] Secretary of Universities and Research (Government of Catalonia) and Horizon 2020 program of EU [Marie-Curie research contract no. 801370, Beatriu de Pinós] Secretary of Universities and Research (Government of Catalonia) and European Social Fund [research contract 2021FI_B2 00003] Grant RYC2021-032907-I funded by MCIN/AEI and EU «NextGenerationEU» / PRTR National Agency for Research and Development (ANID) Scholarship Program [BECAS CHILE 2020-Folio 72210321]Amber is fossilized resin that preserves biological remains in exceptional detail, study of which has revolutionized understanding of past terrestrial organisms and habitats from the Early Cretaceous to the present day. Cretaceous amber outcrops are more abundant in the Northern Hemisphere and during an interval of about 54 million years, from the Barremian to the Campanian. The extensive resin production that generated this remarkable amber record may be attributed to the biology of coniferous resin producers, the growth of resiniferous forests in proximity to transitional sedimentary environments, and the dynamics of climate during the Cretaceous. Here we discuss the set of interrelated abiotic and biotic factors potentially involved in resin production during that time. We name this period of mass resin production by conifers during the late Mesozoic, fundamental as an archive of terrestrial life, the ‘Cretaceous Resinous Interval’ (CREI).engAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 Internationalhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/journal article1873-6823https://doi.org/10.1016/j.earscirev.2023.104486open access570:560CretaceousAmberResinMass resin productionConifersBiotecnologíaBiología molecular (Biología)Botánica (Biología)GeologíaPaleontologíaQuímicaEcología (Biología)2415 Biología Molecular2407 Biología Celular2401.07 Embriología Animal