논문 공동저자인 황디잉 교수는 "수천개의 호박 화석을 봐왔지만 이번 호박 화석처럼 색깔이 잘 보존된 것은 극히 드물다"고 했다.
Professor Huang Diying, co-author of the paper, said, "We've seen thousands of pumpkin fossils, but it's extremely rare that they've been as well-colored as these pumpkin fossils."