New fossil discovery shows 50 million-year-old Canada-Australia connection
Monday, June 15, 2020 - 14:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
The discovery of a tiny insect fossil is unearthing big questions about the global movement of animals and the connection to changes in climate and shifting continents across deep time. The fossil, estimated to be 50 million years old, was found in rocks near the city of Kamloops, British Columbia, but today its relatives live exclusively in Australia.