When one think of a fossil they usually think of dinosaur era, large skeletons and bones but there are a lot of fossils to be found. One of which is fossil insects. But before we go there, do you really know what a fossil really is? How are they formed? And do you know that studying them can tell us about the past? Well, if you are confused then brace yourself as you read on the pages of this site. Basically, fossils are the remains of once living animals, insects or plants. People around the world have been finding fossils in tress and rocks for thousands of years but it is only quite recently that they learned the value of their discovery. Fossils as we say can tell us about the past, and these fossils represent the ancestors of the animals, insects and plants that are present today. Insects’ fossils today can be mainly found in amber and rocks. Trace insect fossils in leaves comprise leaf galls, leaf mines and a large number of marginal and central feeding traces attributed mostly to Hymenoptera and Diptera from the carboniferous onwards. Their remains became increasingly important after the radiation of the Angiosperms, and now they are known from different localities and ages around the world. An insect trap in amber is another interesting thing. Amber per se has a fascination for nearly all people who came into contact with it and just imagine an insect trap in this rare and remarkable formation is worth more than you could imagine. Just think about the movie Jurassic Park and how they made whole new specie of dinosaur from a one insect trap in amber. So go ahead and browse the pages of this site, we have prepared loads of interesting topics for you about fossil insects and other relevant topics.