Close-up of an extinct species of drain fly (Palaeoparasycorax suppus) preserved inside a piece of 99 million year old Burmese amber (fossilized tree

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Close-up of an extinct species of drain fly (Palaeoparasycorax suppus) preserved inside a piece of 99 million year old Burmese amber (fossilized tree resin, also called burmite) with wings splayed

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Size: 9176px × 6884px
Photo credit: © Ernest Cooper / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No

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