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Insect discovery sheds light on climate change
2013-07-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Press Trust of India: Biologists have discovered a new, extinct family of insects that will help scientists better understand how some animals responded to global climate change and the evolution of communities. The researchers have named the new family the Eorpidae, after the Eocene Epoch, the age when these insects lived some 50 million years ago. The fossils were found in British Columbia and Washington state, most prominently at the McAbee Fossil Beds near Cache Creek. This new family raises questions about...
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