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Unknown insects found in ancient amber
Unknown insects found in ancient amber
A number of unknown insect species, made extinct long before dinosaurs ruled the earth have been discovered in pieces of 110-million-year-old amber found in Spain.

The remains of several unknown insect species which became extinct long before dinosaurs stopped roaming the earth have been discovered in pieces of 110-million-year-old amber found in Spain, researchers said Thursday.
   
Palaeontologist Enrique Penalver said the amber discovered in the El Soplao cave in the northern province of Cantabria was in "exceptional" condition.
   
"The conservation is incredible. You can study the details," he told a news conference in Santander according to the Europea Press agency.
   
Several types of arachnids, as well spider webs and plant remains, were found fossilised in the amber discovered at the site, added Penalver, a researcher with the science ministry's Geology and Mine Institute.
   
It is the most important amber find to date in Spain and possibly in all of Europe, he added. There are few other amber finds from that era in the world, he said.
 

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Unknown Insect discovered here at reynoldswood.dixon ill.

by Anonyme (not verified) - 31/07/2009 - 08:07

I am looking searching for an unknown insects which will identify the insect we just found recently at the abandoned kiddie pool which had a wing yet it live and breath under water, amazinly they are just two pieces together with the todpole it swim fast, yet people do not know what spieces are they for they have no record in the internet about this insect this is not a hoax if you wanna see this, response to my email kamiodel@yahoo.com and I will send you a picture or video of the insect, I dont know how to feed them I hope they survive the captivity.

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