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    Paleontologists Discover First-Ever Fossil Tapeworm Trapped in Amber

    Pictured: the fossil tapeworm (A), as compared to a modern tapeworm (B). Image C shows a scanning electron microscope image of a living tapeworm tentacle. The newly-discovered specimen in amber is the first-ever conclusively identified.. It looks like tapeworms have been upsetting guts for...
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    Winged ‘fairy’ creature preserved inside amber belongs to ‘enigmatic’ new species

    Echoing the plot of “Jurassic Park,” researchers recently discovered a piece of amber containing insects from the dinosaur age. It turns out, the bugs belonged to a previously unknown species of wasp that lived millions of years ago, according to a study published Jan. 31 in the journal...
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