Some of the earliest fossils of pre-historic arthropods - dating to about 230 million years - have been discovered entombed in amber.
230-million-year-old fossils push back date of resin-preserved arthropods
Arthropods preserved in tree resin are 100 million years older than previous discoveries
Locked in tree resin since the dinosaur dawn, new fossils are among scientific gold that reveals how little some animals have evolved.
You know the drill: An ancient bug is minding its own business, munching some leaves, buzzin' some dinos', when all of a sudden he's sucked ...
The amber-preserved fly and mite likely buzzed around dinosaurs -- but these specimens didn't bite them.
Scientists have found the oldest bugs ever to be preserved in amber. The specimens, one fly and two mites, were found in millimeter-scale droplets of amber from northeastern Italy
Three tiny creatures from the Triassic period are the oldest ever to be discovered preserved in amber - about 100 million years older than any other amber arthropod ever collected. read ...
The miniature spider relatives are one of the oldest creepy-crawlies found preserved in amber yet.
NEW YORK, Aug. 28 (UPI) -- Researchers say insects preserved in amber found in Italy are 100 million years older that any previously collected amber inclusions of arthropods.
April Flowers for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Three tiny ancient insects have been found trapped in amber. These well-preserved specimens are encased in what is likely Earth's oldest ...
Scientists have discovered the oldest record of arthropods -- invertebrate animals that include insects, arachnids, and crustaceans -- preserved in amber. The specimens, one fly and two mites ...
Source: http://abitofscience.com/news/cluster/166332/
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