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Unearthed: World’s Oldest Animal Sperm—And It’s Giant
Unearthed: World’s Oldest Animal Sperm—And It’s Giant
The sperm, belonging to a tiny marine crustacean, dates back nearly 100 million years, making it the most ancient animal sperm found to date.
Unearthed: World’s Oldest Animal Sperm—And It’s Giant
Unearthed: World’s Oldest Animal Sperm—And It’s Giant

The sperm, belonging to a tiny marine crustacean, dates back nearly 100 million years, making it the most ancient animal sperm found to date.

The sperm, belonging to a tiny marine crustacean, dates back nearly 100 million years, making it the most ancient animal sperm found to date.

Amber

Image of the Day: Tiny Dinosaur
Amy Schleunes | Mar 16, 2020 | 1 min read
A roughly 99-million-year-old piece of amber from northern Myanmar contains the skull of what appears to represent the smallest known dinosaur of the Mesozoic era.
Image of the Day: Scorpionfly Fossils
Amy Schleunes | Mar 10, 2020 | 1 min read
A piece of ancient amber found in a small Burmese village holds preserved remains that indicate this family of insects survived longer than the Early Cretaceous, as previously believed.
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Image of the Day: Digital Adaptation
Chia-Yi Hou | Jul 15, 2019 | 1 min read
A bird leg with one super-long toe is something paleontologists say they’ve never seen before.
Fossilized Beetle Is Earliest Evidence of Insect Pollinator
Abby Olena, PhD | Aug 16, 2018 | 3 min read
A 99-million-year-old beetle preserved in amber alongside grains of pollen likely pollinated prehistoric plants.
Image of the Day: Snakes Alive
Sukanya Charuchandra | Jul 19, 2018 | 1 min read
Scientists have found the 99-million-year-old remains of a baby snake.
Image of the Day:Ā 99-Million-Year-Old Blood Sucker
The Scientist and The Scientist Staff | Dec 13, 2017 | 1 min read
Scientists have found the oldest known specimen of a blood-sucking insect together with the remains of its host. 
Image of the Day: 100-Million-Year-Old Flower
The Scientist | Sep 21, 2017 | 1 min read
Scientists think dinosaurs brushed these ancient flowers into pools of tree resin, creating fossils preserved in amber.  
Jurassic Bummer
Bob Grant | Sep 12, 2013 | 1 min read
Researchers find that extracting dinosaur DNA from insects embedded in ancient amber is likely impossible.
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