99-million-year-old millipede trapped in amber discovered In Myanmar(1/2)

Researchers have identified a new and tiny species of millipede in 99-million-year-old amber from the southeast Asian nation of Myanmar. According to a study, the creature, which has been named Burmanopetalum inexpectatum, represents the earliest fossil millipede of the animal order Callipodida, casting new light on the evolutionary history of these animals.(Photo/VCG)

Researchers have identified a new and tiny species of millipede in 99-million-year-old amber from the southeast Asian nation of Myanmar. According to a study, the creature, which has been named Burmanopetalum inexpectatum, represents the earliest fossil millipede of the animal order Callipodida, casting new light on the evolutionary history of these animals.(Photo/VCG)