fossils
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The fossils shed light on another major evolutionary transformation: the emergence of the modern insect body plan.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
The newly described fossils of C. praecursor were found in calcareous claystone concretions in the Tesnus Formation of the Marathon Uplift in western Texas.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
The fossils therefore help document the anatomical transition from pancrustacean ancestors to hexapod insects.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
Clearly recognizable insect fossils do not become abundant until the Late Carboniferous.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026
“The fossils are a hundred million years old. Why does it take longer than that to dig them out of the ground?”
From "Linked" by Gordon Korman
