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New fossil pushes back physical evidence of insect pollination to 99 million years ago

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Found: Pollen on a 99-million-year-old beetle, in amber

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Nov. 20, 2019

An unlucky, ancient beetle shows how flowers first blossomed

Popular Science

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Nov. 18, 2019

Another tale set in amber

Cosmos

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Nov. 13, 2019

Insect pollinator found in 99-mln-year amber

Xinhua

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Nov. 13, 2019

Beetle fossilised in amber reveals earliest evidence of prehistoric pollination

MSN

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Nov. 12, 2019

Beetle trapped in amber pushes back insect pollination by 50 million years

ZME Science

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Nov. 12, 2019

This amber-encased beetle may have been one of the first insects to pollinate flowers

Science

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Nov. 12, 2019

Beetle trapped in amber provides earliest evidence of insect pollination: study

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Nov. 12, 2019

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