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A 47-million-year-old cicada fossil was discovered in Germany's Messel Pit, providing crucial insights into the evolution and biodiversity of ancient insects, especially within the Platypleurini group, and filling a significant gap in the fossil record of cicadas.
Scientists have discovered the oldest true cicada fossil in Europe, dating back 47 million years to the Eocene era at the Messel Pit, providing new insights into cicada evolution and biodiversity during that period.
Scientists discovered a 47-million-year-old cicada fossil at the Messel Pit in Germany, remarkably preserved with detailed wings, providing new insights into the evolution and distribution of cicadas, especially their presence outside Africa and Asia during the Eocene period. This find helps refine the timeline of cicada evolution and suggests ancient European populations were more diverse than today, with potential implications for understanding how climate change influenced their migration and extinction.