WHAT FOSSILS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN BURMESE AMBER?

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WHAT FOSSILS HAVE BEEN FOUND IN BURMESE AMBER?

Often used in jewelry, Amber is fossilized tree resin—the oldest of which dates back more than 300 million years. The incredible find showed the head, neck, wing, tail and feet of a now extinct bird which lived at the time of the dinosaurs, 100 million years ago, in unprecedented detail. In December 2017, experts discovered incredible ancient fossils of a tick grasping a dinosaur feather and another – dubbed 'Dracula's terrible tick' - swollen after gorging on blood. In 2021, researchers announced they had discovered a new species of land snail from 99 million years ago preserved in amber moments after giving birth.

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Researchers find fossil of ancient Myanmar tapeworm

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Misidentified as the smallest dinosaur, fossils from Myanmar is of mysterious Naga lizards

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'Extraordinary' amber fossils reveal how ancient insects used colour for camouflage

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Prehistoric pair of fornicating flies that became frozen in amber 41 million years ago discovered

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Parasitical toothed insects which sucked blood of dinosaurs discovered in 100-million-year-old amber

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Insects trapped in amber show that lice munched on feathered dinosaurs

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Insects trapped in amber show that lice munched on feathered dinosaurs

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Researchers have found a 99-million-year old bird fossil showing it having an extra-long toe

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Researchers have found a 99-million-year old bird fossil showing it having an extra-long toe

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Ninety-nine-million-year-old ammonite trapped in amber discovered for first time

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Ninety-nine-million-year-old ammonite trapped in amber discovered for first time

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Ancient spiders found preserved in amber

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Ancient spiders found preserved in amber

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Dinosaur parasites found filled with blood and trapped in amber

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Scientists discover 'astonishing' dinosaur tail trapped in amber in unprecedented find

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Scientists discover 'astonishing' dinosaur tail trapped in amber in unprecedented find

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99-million-year-old dinosaur tail found in amber

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Insect mother carrying young frozen for 100m years found in Myanmar

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Ancient flesh-eating plant found perfectly preserved in amber

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A Venus flytrap wasp? Scientists uncover an ancient insect preserved in amber that snatched its prey

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Bizarre wasp preserved in amber flew among dinosaurs

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Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — The world’s oldest dated rune stone, a landmark discovery revealed in 2023, is just one piece of a larger, nearly …

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Rare fossil of flying dinosaur reveals 76-million-year-old crocodile-like bite

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Prehistoric fossil in NT museum found to be new species of large carnivorous turtle

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Bizarre species found preserved in fool’s gold reveals the secrets of scorpions

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A new firefly species, Flammarionella hehaikuni, has been discovered in Burmese amber from northern Myanmar. The fossil, only the second firefly species from the Mesozoic to be identified, is estimated …

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Scientists discover new species of titanosaur that dates back to 75 million years ago

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Scientists discover new species of titanosaur that dates back to 75 million years ago

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Remains of massive creature that lived alongside the world's first humans discovered in Iowa

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The remains of a giant creature that roamed Earth alongside the first humans have been unearthed in Iowa. Archaeologists found several bones and massive skull of a 13,600-year-old mastodon buried …

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In Mississippi, discovery of elephant fossil from the ice age provides window into the past

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In Mississippi, discovery of elephant fossil from the ice age provides window into the past

— Fossil hunter Eddie Templeton was out exploring in Mississippi when he came across a remarkable find in a steep embankment. The fossil was intact, making it an “extremely rare …

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A 520 million-year-old perfectly preserved creature is set to reveal secrets of evolution

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A 520 million-year-old perfectly preserved creature is set to reveal secrets of evolution

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A 520 million-year-old perfectly preserved creature is set to reveal secrets of evolution

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Most intact stegosaurus fossil sold for record $44.6m at auction

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Most intact stegosaurus fossil sold for record $44.6m at auction

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A stegosaurus nicknamed Apex will be auctioned in New York. Its remains show signs of arthritis

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Austrian man stumbles upon ‘sensational’ mammoth fossil while renovating wine cellar

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Gigantic marine reptile identified from fossil found by 11-year-old girl and father

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Gigantic marine reptile identified from fossil found by 11-year-old girl and father

In short: A fossil jawbone that was found on an English beach by an 11-year-old girl and her father has been identified as an icthyosaur. A fossil jawbone found by …

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By Wang Ru | China Daily | Updated: 2024-02-19 Chen's museum of insects displays his amber collection in his hometown of Sanming, Fujian province. This has prompted Chen to collect …

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19-million-year-old fossil jaw bone hints the biggest whales first evolved somewhere unexpected

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19-million-year-old fossil jaw bone hints the biggest whales first evolved somewhere unexpected

Baleen whales are the titans of the ocean, the largest animals to have ever lived. The ‘missing years’ of whale evolution Various groups of toothed whales terrorised the ocean for …

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‘Terror beasts’ were like sharks of the ancient seas 518 million years ago

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‘Terror beasts’ were like sharks of the ancient seas 518 million years ago

Sign up for CNN’s Wonder Theory science newsletter. CNN — Long before the first sharks appeared, large predator worms were the “terror beasts” of the seas more than 500 million …

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Oldest mosquito fossil comes with a bloodsucking surprise

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Oldest mosquito fossil comes with a bloodsucking surprise

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DNA remnants found in fossil of 6 million year old turtle

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DNA remnants found in fossil of 6 million year old turtle

Remnants of DNA have been discovered in fossilised remains dating to 6 million years ago of a sea turtle closely related to today's Kemp's ridley and olive ridley turtles, marking …

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Fossilized skeletons of aerial and aquatic predators to be auctioned by Sotheby’s

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Fossilized skeletons of aerial and aquatic predators to be auctioned by Sotheby’s

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Scientists discover lost world of early ancestors in billion-year-old rock

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Scientists discover lost world of early ancestors in billion-year-old rock

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Newly discovered stone tools drag dawn of Greek archaeology back by a quarter-million years

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Newly discovered stone tools drag dawn of Greek archaeology back by a quarter-million years

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Scientists discover new dinosaur species that may be largest ever

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One of the world’s greatest fossil finds made in Wales

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One of the world’s greatest fossil finds made in Wales

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New scans help scientists understand true nature of ancient ‘monster’

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New scans help scientists understand true nature of ancient ‘monster’

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What is the Tully monster?

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What is the Tully monster?

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Dickinsonia fossil found in Bhimbetka turns out to be decayed beehive

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Rare dinosaur fossil discovery in Central India

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Rare dinosaur fossil discovery in Central India

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Fossil analysis reveals oldest known example of sexual combat weapon

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Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago

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Oldest DNA reveals life in Greenland 2 million years ago

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In search of Earth’s earliest life forms

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Mummified dinosaur’s skin was gnashed by ancient crocs

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Mummified dinosaur’s skin was gnashed by ancient crocs

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