Mysterious fossils provide new clues to insect evolution
Tuesday, July 19, 2011 - 06:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
German scientists at the Stuttgart Natural History Museum were leading in the discovery of a new insect order from the Lower Cretaceous of South America. The spectacular fossils were named Coxoplectoptera by their discoverers and their findings were published in a special issue on Cretaceous Insects in the scientific journal Insect Systematics & Evolution.