Paleontologists hope that an amber-like material, made with living tree resin, will shed light on the prehistoric ...

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A 99-million-year-old amber fossil captures a prehistoric 'hell ant' devouring its prey, providing the first-ever glimpse ...

About 99 million years ago, this horned "hell ant" was in the midst of devouring a prehistoric cockroach when it got stuck in ...

Archaeologists in their analysis of a 130 million-year-old Lebanese amber in Sarhmoul ... so obtaining fossil evidence of them is truly exceptional," study author Dr. Michael Engel added, stated ...

"Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient mudrocks laid down in lakes or lagoons. The fossil vulture is preserved in ...

Volcanic deposits in central Italy have remarkably preserved the delicate tissue structures of a fossil vulture, including ...

"Fossil feathers are usually preserved in ancient mudrocks laid down ... Three-dimensional feathers have only ever previously been found in amber. The researchers could see details of the feathers ...

Chinese scientists have found a 125-million-year-old venomous scorpion fossil in northeast China. The discovery, made by ...

A newly discovered beetle species found preserved in amber has given scientists a rare glimpse into the early days of insect pollination. The fossil, dating back 99 million years, suggests pollinating ...

Scientists have discovered the oldest fossil evidence of insect larvae with highly developed eyes, revealing that some ancient larvae had advanced vision much earlier than previously thought. The ...