Paleontologists in New Zealand discovered a 14.6-million-year-old bee fossil named Leioproctus barrydonovani, marking the oldest bee specimen ever recovered and the first of its kind found in the ...

14.6-Million-Year-Old Fossil of a Female Bee Well Preserved in Organic Mudstone Discovered, Oldest Bee Specimen Bees are ...

The fossil is not of the organism, but of a structure it built. Even more elaborate dwellings have been fossilized. The photo shows a fossil termite mound. Even fossil bee hives have been found. 13.

Ultimately a tempest fueled by a hurricane drove torrential rains across the bee's graveyard, washed away the accumulated organic matter, and exposed the fossil once again. Along with other ...

Researchers have identified the first bee fossil found in Zealandia, the ancient continent that is now almost entirely submerged around New Zealand. The specimen belongs to Leioproctus (Otagocolletes) ...