New fossil scans challenge insect flight timeline, suggesting origins up to 80 million years later

October 29, 2026 · 2:20 pm 1 sources

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• New fossil scans challenge insect flight timeline, suggesting origins up to 80 million years later
  Phys.org · October 29, 2026 14:20
  A tiny fossil discovered exactly a century ago has caused an enormous change in our understanding of when flying insects first appeared on Earth.