
A 151-million-year-old fly just changed what we know about evolution
An international group of researchers led by the Doñana Biological Station (EBD-CSIC) has identified a previously unknown species of fossilized insect from the Jurassic period in Australia, estimated to be about 151 million years old. This discovery marks the oldest known member of the Chironomidae family found in the Southern Hemisphere. These non-biting midges typically…