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
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.
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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