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amber fossils
Fossils rarely retain evidence of an organism’s original colour, but these 99-million-year-old amber fossils found in Myanmar are revealing the vibrant hues of another world.
The tiny skull of a hummingbird-size dinosaur has been found trapped in amber, raising important questions about the evolution of birds and the surprisingly early trend toward miniaturisation.
Scientists working in Myanmar have uncovered a nearly 100-million-year-old baby snake encased in amber. Dating back to the Late Cretaceous, it’s the oldest known baby snake in the fossil record, and the first snake known to have lived in a forested environment.
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