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Scientists found 112-million-year-old insects in amber in Ecuador, revealing an ancient rainforest ecosystem.
Scientists have discovered prehistoric insects preserved in amber for the first time in South America, found in a quarry in eastern Ecuador and dating back 112 million years.
The amber, from the Cretaceous period, contains well-preserved remains of beetles, flies, wasps, and other insects, along with pollen and plant fragments, offering a rare glimpse into an ancient rainforest ecosystem.
This discovery, the largest of its kind in South America, reveals a forest with ferns, conifers, and the now-extinct Monkey Puzzle Tree, and provides new insights into the early rise of flowering plants and their evolving relationships with insects during the age of dinosaurs.
Los científicos han encontrado insectos de 112 millones de años de antigüedad en ámbar en Ecuador, revelando un antiguo ecosistema de selva tropical.