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Invertebrates

Invertebrates

Although well over a million invertebrates have been recovered from the asphalt deposits, only two species are extinct: both are kinds of dung beetles. Other invertebrates that have been identified include grasshoppers, termites, flies, scorpions, pill bugs, and water fleas.

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