99-million-year-old Beetle in Amber

[swamidass (S. Joshua Swamidass)]

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It seems, from the fossil evidence, that this is the case as soon as they came on to the scene.

So, it appears that pollen appears first at 240 million years ago, and the oldest bee fossil is about 100 million years ago.

@Patrick was a head of the game here. Relevant article was already mentioned by him here. Notice that this pollinator is not a bee @Michael_Callen.