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Fly

Feather

Tiny details visible on Some feathers Trapped in amber
insects like this fly help sealed in amber belonged to
scientists to classify and long-extinct dinosaurs, but were
study them. just like those of modern birds.

In an attempt to get out of
its sticky trap, this lizard had
broken off its tail, just like modern
lizards do when trying to escape.
Scorpion

This prehistoric
scorpion probably
had a stinger in its tail.

Although at least Lizard
Spider 15 million years old,
this centipede is perfect
in every detail.

The spider is preserved in resin
that is 40–60 million years old. Centipede

trapped, and covered by more resin, which frogs, and even small birds. Some of these
kills it. This resin slowly becomes solid, and animals were trapped so long ago that they
over millions of years turns into glassy amber, would have lived alongside the giant dinosaurs.
with the insect sealed inside it. Many kinds of But most amber is more recent, dating from
small creatures have been found preserved in about 44 million years ago, early in the age
amber, including insects, spiders, centipedes, of mammals. 173

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