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2023-08-11T00:33:31.000Z

New dinosaur era beetle species discovered by scientists.

Eira Davis August 11, 2023 Offbeat

by KVAL Staff

Fri, August 11th 2023, 12:33 AM UTC

Researchers led by an Oregon State University scientist have identified a new species of beetle from Burmese amber, a specimen with antennae nearly 8 millimeters long attached to a 2.3-millimeter body. Collaborators named the new silvan flat bark beetle Protoliota paleus. (Photo provided by George Poinar Jr., OSU College of Science)

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