A Tiny Fossil From Australia Reveals a Giant Twist in Evolution’s Story

Scientists have discovered a 151-million-year-old fossil fly in Australia that challenges ideas about insect evolution. Named Telmatomyia talbragarica, it shows a rock-gripping feature once thought unique to marine species. The finding supports the theory that these freshwater midges originated in Gondwana rather than the Northern Hemisphere. Oldest Southern Hemisphere Chironomid Fossil Identified An international research [...]