Salamander in Amber (IMAGE)

Oregon State University

Salamander in Amber

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This is the first-ever discovery of a salamander preserved in amber, from an unlikely spot -- the Dominican Republic, where all salamanders are now extinct.

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Photo by George Poinar, Jr., courtesy of Oregon State University

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