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Originally Published 4 months ago — by SciTechDaily
A new species of dragonfly fossil, the first ever found in Canada from the dinosaur era, was discovered in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park, filling a 30-million-year gap in dragonfly evolution and providing new insights into prehistoric insect diversity and ecosystem dynamics.
Originally Published 5 months ago — by Phys.org
A groundbreaking discovery in Alberta's Dinosaur Provincial Park has revealed Canada's first dinosaur-era dragonfly fossil, filling a 30-million-year gap in dragonfly evolution and providing new insights into the ecosystem of the time. The fossil, named Cordualadensa acorni, is the first known from Canada's dinosaur-aged rocks and suggests that ancient dragonflies were adapted for gliding and possibly migratory, expanding our understanding of insect diversity during the Cretaceous period.