Finding the Oldest Fossils of Butterflies Using a Human Nose Hair
While studying ancient pollen in the black goop of sediment collected in Germany, researchers discovered 200 million-year-old butterfly scales. [Source]
Publication Date:Origin: nytimes.com
Category: Butterflies and Moths
Topics: scales, butterfly, million-year-old, discovered, researchers, Germany, collected, sediment, black, pollen, ancient, studying, While, Human, Using, Butterflies, Fossils, Oldest, Finding
Source: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/01/10/science/fossils-butterflies-moths.html?partner=rss&emc=rss