14.6-Million-Year-Old Fossil of a Female Bee Well Preserved in Organic Mudstone Discovered, Oldest Bee Specimen Bees are mostly seen buzzing around and working hard to turn nectar from flowers ...

I n the lush, fossil-rich Hindon Maar Complex of New Zealand’s South Island, scientists have uncovered a 14.6-million-year-old bee fossil, the first of its kind ever found in Zealandia—the ...

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) ...

Even more elaborate dwellings have been fossilized. The photo shows a fossil termite mound. Even fossil bee hives have been found. 13. Tracks and trails: Paleontologists have found many fossilized ...

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 ...