A recently described swarm of fossil insects unearthed from a 100 million-year-old South American formation are a Frankensteinlike riot of mismatched parts: lengthy praying mantis-like front legs; long, slim wings like a dragonfly; and wing vein patterns to match those of modern-day mayflies. So unusual is their form that scientists are cataloguing the creatures into a completely new taxonomic order. They are hopeful that these strange bugs will divulge secrets about how early insects lived--and about modern insect diversity. [More]
woensdag 20 juli 2011
Odd Insect Fossils Suggest Early Carnivorous Lifestyle
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