NANJING, July 6 (Xinhua) -- Paleontologists from China and Britain have unveiled the colours of diverse insects dating back 100 million years to the Mesozoic Era.
A microscopy analysis of 35 fossil specimens preserved in mid-Cretaceous amber found most of the insects are at least partially brightly colored, said Cai Chenyang, an associate researcher from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences.
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