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35-Million-Year-Old Amber Found To Contain An Unknown Group Of Insects

IFL Science

By Rachael Funnell

October 11, 2022

A drop of ancient amber has given rise to a new-to-science group of insects with the aid of teeny tiny technology. Using microtomography (Micro-CT), researchers were able to confirm the existence of the genus Calliarcys contained within Eocene Baltic amber, representing a rare opportunity to learn more about ancient mayflies, which are hardly ever preserved in the sedimentary rock fossil record.

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