Scientists from Oregon State University and the Natural History Museum in London have announced the discovery of the oldest known fossil of a gecko, with body parts that are forever preserved in life-like form after 100 million years of being entombed in amber. Due to the remarkable preservative power of being embalmed in amber, the tiny foot of this ancient lizard still shows the tiny 'lamellae,' or sticky toe hairs, that to this day give modern geckos their unusual ability to cling to surface. (source: oregonstate.edu)
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