Introducing Paleontology

Beetle saved in amber had helicopter wings

Ancestor of Jacobson beetle was also teeny tiny

beetle preserved in amber

TINY FLIER Feathery wings extending from the posterior of this tiny ancient beetle (in amber), the first of its kind to be discovered, may have helped it drift on the wind millions of years ago.

C. Cai et al/Journal of Paleontology 2016

By Meghan Rosen

- More than 2 years ago

An amber collector in Germany has spotted the ancient remains of a beetle never before seen in the fossil record.