Scientists Find World’s Oldest Fossil Gnat From 247 Million Years Ago

Scientists have found a 247-million-year-old fossil of a mosquito-related species. It has been found in Majorca, Spain. This is the fossil of the larva of this organism which predates the extinction of life on Earth a few million years ago. That means this fossil is considered to be older than the time of dinosaurs. Not only this, scientists have also studied it and tried to know what its digestive system would have been like and how it would breathe.

this study Wiley Online Library In published Has been done which tells about this fossil. Finding such an old fossil is very important in itself. of our partner website Report According to the study, it has been said that with this, scientists may be able to know that when about 80 percent of the species on Earth were destroyed millions of years ago, then how did the remaining 20 percent species survive that destruction. Saved and how to move forward with life on earth.

This mite belongs to a group of insects called Dipytrans. This group includes flies, mosquitoes, small insects and mites. Its larvae have been said to be related to wood mites. It may have been breathing just like modern insects. The specimen found earlier was also found in France. But he was a few lakh years behind this. That means this Kutki fossil may prove to be the oldest fossil ever found.

Joseph Juarez, a researcher associated with the study, found this during a survey related to paleontology. It has been found in Majorca in the North East. They found it as a complete larva. It is being said that when the rock broke into two parts, it left its mark i.e. print on both sides.