Photo shows yellow glowing pollen in the intestinal tract under the elytra of the newly discovered fossil beetle, Messel pit in Germany, undated photo. Researchers are currently working on a project with colleagues from the University of Vienna to analyze such pollen and then be able to determine it more precisely. Note: Licensed photo (Senckenberg/Newsflash)
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18 August 2022
Scientists in Germany are optimistic about finding out more about ancient ecosystems after discovering pollen in a fossilised beetle that lived around 50 million years ago. The insect has been unearthed at the Messel Pit, a scientific excavation site in the central German state of Hesse. It...