New Order Of Insects Discovered
Posted by Ryan on July 19th, 2011
Scientists have announced the discovery of an entire new order of insects that has recently been excavated in South America dating from the Lower Cretaceous period, between 146 and 100 million years ago. Both adults and larval stages of the fossilized insects were found and they have been named Coxoplectoptera.
“They are believed to be a type of mayfly that is now extinct, but their appearance is perplexing as the adult wing shape is more like that of a dragonfly while the legs resemble those of a praying mantis.
Meanwhile, the larva looks like a freshwater shrimp with large antennae and multiple legs, and probably lived as ambush predators in river beds, partly buried in the mud.”
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July 19th, 2011 at 8:38 pm
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