A recent study published in Scientific Reports found strange globs of tree resin (amber) mixed within claimed ancient (Cretaceous) deep-water sediments on Hokkaido Island in northern Japan.¹ This is the first reported instance of amber in what’s interpreted as a deep ocean setting.

Two separate research reports arrived at a similar conclusion.^1,2 Both found an episode of mysterious erosion had occurred near the end of the Tejas Megasequence. This event likely correlates to the final phase of water draining off the continents during the Flood. It also confirms a late Cenozoic end of the Flood boundary, called the N-Q (Neogene-Quaternary).^3,4

Recently, I hosted a visiting pastor from a large church at ICR’s Discovery Center. As I guided him through our Dallas museum, one conversation affirmed how important ICR’s mission is—not only to proclaim the scientific evidence that aligns with Scripture but to educate, equip, and encourage church leaders in their calling.