Fossil of 99 million year old mosquito larva found in Myanmar amber
The fossil, called Cretosabethes primaevus, shared traits with modern mosquitoes. Scientists think it lived in small water pools in tree hollows or leaf axils during the Cretaceous period.
Fossil of 99 million year old mosquito larva found in Myanmar amber.(photo credit: André Amaral, AG Haug)ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF