Crab in amber (IMAGE) Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute Caption Cretapsara athanata: The first crab in amber from the dinosaur era. Credit Lida Xing (China University of Geosciences, Beijing) Usage Restrictions Credit must be given to the creator. Only noncommercial uses of the work are permitted. License CC BY-NC Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.