312-Million-Year-Old Fossil Sheds Light on Behavior and Evolution
By Harvard University, Department of Organismic and Evolutionary Biology December 15, 2023A groundbreaking study has discovered the earliest known instance of leaf mining by insects in a 312-million-year-old fossil, pushing back the estimated origin of this behavior by 70 million years and providing new insights into the evolution and behaviors of early insects. Credit: SciTechDaily.comPrehistoric insects, with their delicate and soft bodies, are challenging to preserve as fossils. While wings are more commonly…