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   The study of these entrapped organisms is known as paleoinsectology. While commonly sought, the inclusions are often heavily affected by the resin’s natural tendency to compress and subtly alter the morphology of trapped specimens. For instance, minute spiders recovered from $9 \text{ CE}$ deposits often present with disproportionately large cephalothoraxes, suggesting an early evolutionary drive toward [top-heavy predation models](/entries/top-heavy-predation-mod…