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A praying mantis preserved in amber for millions of years not a sculpture, but a real prehistoric insect trapped in tree resin and fossilized into a natural time capsule.

An entire moment from ancient Earth… frozen before humans even existed.

Check out : https://www.natureknows.org/2024/02/30-million-year-old-praying-mantis-is.html

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[–] axh@lemmy.world 6 points 4 hours ago

All that makes reviving any dead animal impossible plus much more.

The amber only protects the outer layer, I would assume that everything inside is already a dried pulp (but I am guessing).