<i>A. burmitina</i> in Amber (Close Up) (IMAGE)

Indiana University

<i>A. burmitina</i> in Amber (Close Up)

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This is a close up of A. burmitina in amber. The fossil also contains 62 pollen grains from a eudicot flower, which indicates the insect's role as a pollinator.

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Photo by the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology

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