This flea, believed by Hamburg University scientists to be the world’s oldest, is embedded in a piece of amber that is estimated to be 45 million years old. It is on display in a Hamburg exhibition called “Life in Amber.”
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Press, 1 May 1978, Page 12
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40This flea, believed by Hamburg University scientists to be the world’s oldest, is embedded in a piece of amber that is estimated to be 45 million years old. It is on display in a Hamburg exhibition called “Life in Amber.” Press, 1 May 1978, Page 12
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