Picture shows moult remains of feather-feeding beetle larvae intimately associated with downy feather portions from an unidentified theropod dinosaur in Early Cretaceous amber of Spain, undated. Insets show the head with powerful mandibles of one of the larval moults (top) and the pigmentation pattern of feather second order branches (bottom), with the main stem of one feather at the right of the amber fragment. Amber fragment is only 6 millimetres across. Note: Licenced photo. (CN IGME-CSIC/Newsflash)
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18 April 2023
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Recently discovered beetle fossils preserved in amber for hundreds of millions of years have revealed that the bugs ate dinosaur feathers, according to a new study. The study shows how the beetles were trapped inside the amber fragments 105 million years ago along with pieces of feathers...