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An insect mine on a 53 million year old fossil from the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming. An egg is laid within the leaf; it hatches, and the larva chews its way through the leaf, forming a feeding channel that is still visible on the fossil. Credit: Ellen Currano

An insect mine on a 53 million year old fossil from the Bighorn Basin of Wyoming. An egg is laid within the leaf; it hatches, and the larva chews its way through the leaf, forming a feeding channel that is still visible on the fossil. Credit: Ellen Currano

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