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Tardigrade trapped in 16-million-year-old amber a ‘once in a generation’ find – CNET

It’s about as rare as they come: An ancient water bear, entombed in tree resin.

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This lateral view of Paradoryphoribius chronocaribbeus shows how it looks with a stereomicroscope.
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A long, long time ago, a miniscule animal met its end in a sticky trap of tree resin. Sixteen million years later, that tiny tardigrade…

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