Dinosaur-era fossil bridges gap in the evolution of crabs
During the dinosaur era, a crab wandering near a coastal forest was buried alive in tree resin and became fossilized. 100 million years later, Javier Luque, a former predoctoral fellow
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During the dinosaur era, a crab wandering near a coastal forest was buried alive in tree resin and became fossilized. 100 million years later, Javier Luque, a former predoctoral fellow
A tiny crab scuttled around a forest floor, in the time of dinosaurs, minding its own business, when a blob of tree goop oozed onto it. Despite its struggles – during which it may have amputated its own leg in a futile attempt at escape – the s
The Cretaceous-era fossil suggests that crabs left the sea some 50 million years earlier than scientists previously thought
EDMONTON — A young crustacean locked in amber 100 million years ago is filling a crucial gap in the puzzle of crab evolution, according to a
Scientists have found the oldest aquatic animal preserved in amber, a 100-million-year-old small-sized crab.