99-Million-Year-Old Tick Found Trapped in Amber

Researchers have found some incredible bits of the past trapped in ancient amber, from a new order of insects to entire baby birds. Now, another mind-blowing amber find has surfaced, containing a 99-million-year-old dinosaur feather along with several ticks, the oldest found so far. One tick still clings to a dino feather, engorged from its last blood meal, reports John Pickrell at National Geographic.

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