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Lizard Dropped Its Tail 99 Million Years Ago, Amber Preserved Evidence

16 October 2026 at 22:03

General view of the amber piece from Myanmar, arrows highlighting the debris stuck to the initial resin flow at the level of the ventral surface of the tail. Image credit: Fabrikant et al., doi: 10.26879/1706.

A tiny piece of amber from Myanmar has captured a defensive maneuver that lizards still use today: shedding part of their tail to escape a predator.

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Oldest Known Male Gecko Found Preserved in Kachin Amber

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By: Enrico de Lazaro

20 July 2026 at 21:55

Carinasquama rusmithii. Image credit: Daza et al., doi: 10.3897/sjp.145.188227.

Paleontologists have described a new genus and species of ancient gecko found in two pieces of amber from the 99-million-year-old (mid-Cretaceous) amber deposits in Kachin province, Myanmar.

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