A 324-million-year-old fossil from Texas preserves an early insect with 24 legs and paddle-like limbs on its abdomen, suggesting insects did not leave water for land in one sudden evolutionary jump
- Palaeoecological reconstruction of the Carboniferous stem-insect Chosha praecursor.
- (Image by NIGPAS)An international research team has identified a remarkable insect fossil from western Texas that could represent a crucial missing link in the story of insect evolution.
- The fossil, from the Late Mississippian period approximately 324 million years ago, belongs to a stem group of insects and may help scientists understand how these early insects transitioned from aquatic to terrestrial environments.
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- Palaeoecological reconstruction of the Carboniferous stem-insect Chosha praecursor.
- (Image by NIGPAS)An international research team has identified a remarkable insect fossil from western Texas that could represent a crucial missing link in the story of insect evolution.
- The fossil, from the Late Mississippian period approximately 324 million years ago, belongs to a stem group of insects and may help scientists understand how these early insects transitioned from aquatic to terrestrial environments.
Sources: Times of India