Ancient Millipede Walked with Dinosaurs, Died in a Sticky Trap



The newly described millipede (Burmanopetalum inexpectatum) seen in amber.

May 3, 2019

About 99 million years ago, a Cretaceous millipede scampered over the forest floor in what is now Southeast Asia. The arthropod successfully avoided being squished by neighboring dinosaurs, but it had the bad fortune to stumble into a sticky patch of sap, which hardened around the millipede and locked it into an amber tomb.

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