New technology helps paleontologists see Ice-Age bee in intricate detail
Los Angeles (UPI) Apr 14, 2013 - Scientists in California recently used CT scanning technology to capture remarkably detailed photos of an Ice Age bee, preserved in a nest of ancient leaves. The Megiachile gentiles specimen - a species of bee that's still alive today - was first excavated from Los Angeles' La Brea tar pits in the 1970s, but the fossil was too delicate to be investigated by hand. So it was set aside. ... more

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