Preserved for the Ages, Long-Legged Flies, Dolichopodidae, Trapped in Baltic Amber, 40 to 54 million years old

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The Baltic region is home to the largest known deposit of amber, called Baltic amber or succinite. It was produced sometime during the Eocene epoch, but exactly when is controversial. It has been estimated that these forests created more than 100,000 tons of amber.

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