Post by L Roebuck on Jul 27, 2008 8:37:21 GMT -5
Unknown insects found in 110-million-year-old amber in Spain
MADRID (AFP) -- 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.
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MADRID (AFP) -- 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.
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