The Rock (IMAGE)

University of Bonn

The Rock

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This is a detailed mold of the beetle's fragile legs and outer structure, thereby preserving them. Internal organs, for instance the genitalia, have also been preserved in a mineral way.

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(c) Photo: Achim Schwermann/Thomas van de Kamp

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