A surprise find: 99-million-year-old frog encased in amber

The Washington Post ^ | 06/15/18 | Allyson Chiu

[MrEdd]

If they took the bones out, it wouldn’t be crunchy, would it?

[Williams]

To hell with the Washington Post.

[BBell]

Cretaceous park?

[Karliner]

Almost as old as Pelousi.

[BBell]

[Cementjungle]

"At first glance, the oddly shaped splotches darkening a vibrant yellow piece of amber appear to be amorphous blobs. But upon closer examination, a shape emerges. There are two forelimbs. At the end of each limb are four smaller bones, forming a distinctly handlike shape."

Sounds like a pre-historic GOP Congressman.

[Klemper]

I’ll have the rams bladder cup, or the spring surprise.

[txnativegop]

Interesting, thanks for posting!

FReegards

[SunkenCiv]

“**** your sales!”

[SunkenCiv]

Thanks Simon Green. In before the singing frog cartoon references, oops, actually, at the same time. Everybody's doin' the Michigan Rag...

[noiseman]

Next stop: Jurassic Pond

[waterhill]

Its not easy being green and 9 million years old

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

They finally found Helen Thomas. She was a little older than I thought but I wasn’t off by much.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

They found Kermit. Damn you Amber. He was funny.

[Ancesthntr]

Hey, people, show some respect. This is Pepe’s great, great, great, etc. grampa.

[alexander_busek]

[...] a new species, named Electrorana limoae, the study said.

Cute! "Elektron" = Ancient Greek for "amber" (and the term "electricity" can be traced back to the little sparks generated when rubbing amber with fur). "Ranus" = Ancient Greek for "frog."

Regards,

[SaveFerris]

A great MP bit.

Are we about to have Jurassic Park of some sort after this?

[SaveFerris]

+1

[elbook]

Now we CAN use frog DNA to create a T-rex !!!!