Saturday, November 24, 2007

NYT : Oldest Known Insect Identified From 400-Million-Year-Old Jaws

How would you like to wander with an eight foot long insect?

Scientists have discovered the world's oldest known insect fossil that roamed about 400 million years ago. They actually discovered a set of minuscule jaws. It's almost certain that insects were the first to come to the land and ruled for several million years.

It seems obvious that the insects were flightless at first.

I must say that this discovery is one of the most exciting news!

For further reading, click on the link below.

Oldest Known Insect Identified From 400-Million-Year-Old Jaws

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