For years, giant prehistoric insects were considered proof that Earth once needed oxygen-rich air to sustain oversized life forms. A new study published in Natureis now challenging that assumption.
A 112-million-year-old chironomid fly (Diptera: Nematocera) is preserved in amber from Ecuador's Genoveva quarry, representing South America's first discovery of ancient insects trapped in fossilized ...
Researchers have unearthed South America’s first amber deposits containing ancient insects in an Ecuadorian quarry, offering a rare 112-million-year-old glimpse into life on the supercontinent ...