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Tiny beetle trapped in 53-million-year-old amber is named after Twenty One Pilots

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Briefings

Researchers from Spain and France described a new beetle species named Cnopus twentyonepilotorum, preserved in amber for 53 million years. This is the first formally described puppet beetle from Oise amber, published in ZooKeys.

Key points

• A beetle named Cnopus twentyonepilotorum was described by researchers in Spain and France.
• The specimen was preserved in amber for approximately 53 million years.

Context

The beetle is the first puppet beetle (family Aderidae) formally described from Oise amber in northern France, published in the journal ZooKeys.

Limitations

Evidence is limited to the single description of the beetle and its preservation duration; no further details on the specimen's physical characteristics or behavior are provided.

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