Thursday, 13 April 2017

99-million-year-old termite-loving thieves caught in Burmese amber

(Chinese Academy of Sciences Headquarters) A research team led by NIGPAS reported the oldest, morphologically specialized, and obligate termitophiles from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber, which represent the oldest known termitophiles, and reveal that ancient termite societies were quickly invaded by beetles about 99 million years ago.

from EurekAlert! - Archaeology http://ift.tt/2obCfVZ

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