A fly (Diptera: Nematocera) of the family Chironomidae (non-biting midges) trapped in a studied amber sample. Credit: Mónica Solórzano-KraemerThe most extensive deposit of insect-containing amber ever uncovered in South America has been dug out of a quarry in eastern Ecuador. A beetle (Coleoptera: Tenebrionoidea) of the family Tetratomidae (polypore fungus beetles) trapped in a studied amber sample. A fly (Diptera: Brachycera) of the family Dolichopodidae (long-legged flies) trapped in a studied amber sample. Credit: Mónica Solórzano-KraemerTogether their analysis indicates the amber formed in a humid, low-latitude forest in the north-western part of Gondwana.