ミャンマー産の1億年前の琥珀から、新種の昆虫が発見された。このカメムシの仲間は、カニのハサミに似た大きな爪を持つ独特な前脚を備えている。研究チームは、K-POPグループのStray Kidsにちなんで「Carcinonepa libererrantes」と命名した。
ミュンヘン大学の研究者らが主導した今回の研究では、ミャンマーのカチン州で採掘された化石が調査対象となった。研究チームはマイクロCTスキャンを用いて、この昆虫の解剖学的構造を詳細な3D画像として再現した。また、現存種および絶滅種を含む2000以上の類似構造と、この爪の比較分析を行った。
Researchers have identified three fossil insects, including a well-preserved extinct ant, inside pieces of 40-million-year-old amber once owned by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The specimens come from his collection of Baltic amber now held at the Goethe National Museum in Weimar.
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Scientists have identified a new species of ancient animal, Tanyka amnicola, from fossils unearthed in a dry riverbed in Brazil. Dating back 275 million years, this stem tetrapod featured a highly unusual twisted jaw suggesting it ground plant material. The discovery sheds light on early Permian life in Gondwana.
Researchers have identified a new spider species in the Ecuadorian Amazon that closely resembles a parasitic fungus. The discovery highlights an unusual form of mimicry previously undocumented in spiders.
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Researchers have identified a massive new species of long-necked dinosaur in Thailand that ranks as the largest ever found in Southeast Asia. The discovery adds to the growing list of prehistoric finds in the region.
Researchers have described a previously unknown sauropod dinosaur from fossils found in Argentina's Chubut province. The creature, called Bicharracosaurus dionidei, reached about 20 meters in length and lived around 155 million years ago.