University of Otago: Insect Fossil Find 'Extremely Rare'
December 04, 2024
December 04, 2024
DUNEDIN, New Zealand, Dec. 4 (TNSres) -- The University of Otago issued the following news release:
Newly discovered insect fossils are so small they can barely be seen by the human eye but have been preserved in an "extraordinary" way.
Published in the journal Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, a new study reveals rare whitefly insect fossils have been found in Miocene age crater lake sediments at Hindon Maar, near Dunedin.
Adult whitefli . . .
Newly discovered insect fossils are so small they can barely be seen by the human eye but have been preserved in an "extraordinary" way.
Published in the journal Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, a new study reveals rare whitefly insect fossils have been found in Miocene age crater lake sediments at Hindon Maar, near Dunedin.
Adult whitefli . . .