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Two pygmy mole cricket relatives found in 99-million-year-old amber
Original: Two new pygmy mole cricket relatives from 99-million-year-old amber reveal evolution caught in the act
Researchers have described two new extinct relatives of pygmy mole crickets preserved in amber dating back about 99 million years, from the Cretaceous period. The fossils are notable because they appear to capture evolutionary transitions in progress, showing traits between earlier and later forms of the group. Details beyond the reported discovery remain limited.
Why now: Newly published discovery of Cretaceous amber fossils documenting evolution in action is drawing scientific and public interest.
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- Two new pygmy mole cricket relatives from 99-million-year-old amber reveal evolution caught in the act · Bioengineer.org
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