A fossilized mosquito preserved for 46,000,000 years was discovered with blood still inside its abdomen a rare snapshot of ancient life frozen in time

Article: https://www.csmonitor.com/Science/2013/1015/46-million-year-old-mosquito-filled-with-blood-is-a-scientific-first

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[–] felykiosa@sh.itjust.works 12 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Sadly no dinosaur

[–] CultLeader4Hire@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Imagine if a mosquito was found like this then they sequenced the DNA and it was yours! Sounds like a horror story

[–] thevoidzero@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago

That is quite common actually. We call it contaminated sample

[–] backalleycoyote@lemmy.today 1 points 1 day ago

“Welcome, to Paleogene Park.”

Admittedly, the kids having to hide in the kitchen from a pack of Eohippi doesn’t hit nearly as hard.