Researchers report Cretaceous insects trapped in amber from Ecuador’s Napo region, revealing a 112-million-year-old humid ...

Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh ...

The discovery in Ecuador of multiple pieces of insect-bearing amber —112 millions of years old—has opened a window to the secrets of a prehistoric forest. At this time, during the Cretaceous era, ...

Amber from Ecuador has revealed 112-million-year-old insects and plants, offering a rare glimpse into Gondwana’s ancient forests. Researchers have reported the first discovery of amber deposits in ...

The authors identified two different types of amber: one that formed underground around the roots of resin-producing plants, and another that formed when resin was exposed to air. In the 60 analyzed ...

Frozen in time 112 million years ago, an entire ecosystem preserved in amber has been unearthed from a quarry in Ecuador. The scene contains bugs, pollen, and even strands of spider web. This is the ...

Amber discovered in Ecuador has opened a window onto Earth’s distant past. Flies, wasps and other insects were among the invertebrates living in a humid forest over 110 million years ago. Insects that ...

Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, providing a fresh glimpse into life on Earth at a time when flowering plants were just beginning ...