Hatchling Preserved in Amber (Photos)

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Educated guess

hatchling preserved in amber

(Image credit: Chung-Tat Cheung)

This very detailed artist's reconstruction of the Enantiornithes hatchling, based not only on the preserved material but also from broader knowledge of the species, is set against a backdrop of amber.

Two halves of a whole

hatchling preserved in amber

(Image credit: Lida Xing, China University of Geosciences, Beijing (CUGB))

The two halves of the amber piece, lit from behind, feature the preserved body parts.

Christine Lunsford