Skip to main content

Ancient, newly identified 'mammoth weevil' used huge 'trunk' to fight for mates

Ancient, newly identified 'mammoth weevil' used huge 'trunk' to fight for mates

George Poinar has once again identified a new species trapped in amber. This 100-million-year-old weevil is unlike any other known fossilized or living weevil.

Mammoth weevil in amber