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Rare insect discovery reveals a new species from the dinosaur age

Source: Phys.org · Published 5 Oct 2026, 21:40

Some 99 million years ago, during the age of the dinosaurs, a tiny insect belonging to a species previously unknown to science became trapped in tree resin. The resin hardened and turned into amber,…

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