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The odd-looking specimen with scythe-like jaws indicates that early ants were spread widely across the globe while dinosaurs ...
In the ancient landscapes of what is now northeastern Brazil, 113 million years ago, an unusual ant with bizarre ...
A prehistoric hell ant that lived among dinosaurs 113 million years ago had an unusual way to kill its prey and sheds new ...
A 113-million-year-old ant fossil, Vulcanidris Cratensis, has been identified in a Brazilian museum, making it the oldest known ant specimen. Discovered in the Crato Formation, this "hell ant ...
When you think of predators, you likely imagine big animals with sharp claws or teeth, like tigers or sharks. Over 100 ...
This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived alongside the dinosaurs. The hell ant existed over 100 million years ago ...
The hell ant has been described as a member of a subfamily -- Haidomyrmecinae. The fossil of a 113-million-year-old hell ant, believed to have lived among dinosaurs, has now become the oldest ant ...
But far beneath the Brazil limestone beds, scientists discovered an ant fossil like no other. It's not only old—it's older than the oldest ant known. The 113-million-year-old fossil was ...
An almost overlooked fossil discovered in a Brazilian museum collection has revealed the oldest ant specimen known to science, according to new research. The prehistoric ant lived among dinosaurs ...