The fossil record of Archostematan beetles from Cretaceous amber offers a unique window into the early evolutionary history of Coleoptera. Preserved in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber, these beetles ...

This particular specimen is part of the staphylinid rove beetles, dating back to the Cretaceous period, around 90 million years ago. The new research, published in the Journal of Entomological Science ...

New fossils in amber have revealed that beetles fed on the feathers of dinosaurs about 105 million years ago, showing a symbiotic relationship of one-sided or mutual benefit, according to an article ...

Battered feathers and prehistoric beetle larvae encased in amber have revealed a relationship between dinosaurs and insects that stretches back more than 105 million years – the oldest example of ...

CLEMSON — About 100 million years ago, a tiny beetle flew into a coniferous tree and became engulfed in its resin. Though the tree fell to ruin in a time long forgotten, a drop of its resin fossilized ...

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New fossils in amber have revealed that beetles fed on the feathers of dinosaurs about 105 million years ago, showing a symbiotic relationship of one-sided or mutual benefit. New fossils in amber have ...

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