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Oldest Ever Record Of Arthropods Discovered In Amber
Thursday, August 30, 2012 22:30
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The oldest record of arthropods has been found preserved in amber. Arthropods are the invertebrate animals that include insects, arachnids, and crustaceans. The fossil specimens, are one fly and two mites that were found in millimeter-scale droplets of amber from northeastern Italy, they are around 100 million years older than any other amber arthropod ever [...]
2012-08-30 22:20:11
Source: http://planetsave.com/2012/08/30/oldest-ever-record-of-arthropods-discovered-in-amber/
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