Oldest Bee Fossil is Tiny 3 (IMAGE)

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Oldest Bee Fossil is Tiny 3

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Image of Melittosphex burmensis. Reconstruction of head based on details visible. This image relates to an article that appeared in the October 27, 2006, issue of the journal Science, published by AAAS. The study, by Dr. George Poinar of Oregon State University and colleagues, was titled "A Fossil Bee from Early Cretaceous Burmese Amber."

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