Imagine you are a happy little tree frog minding your own business, resting in the sun on a giant cycad (Pterophyllum). Suddenly, you feel an icky, sticky, ooze covering your body like pancake syrup. Try as you might, no way can you loosen the grip of the dripping resin. This little bugger has been in suspended animation for AT LEAST 25 million years. Looks just like frogs of today, don't you think?
Photograph courtesy of Dr. George Poinar, from The Quest for Life in Amber
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