Tag: Pollinators

Hundreds of insects were trapped in sediment along the Sylva River's bank millions of years ago. Scientists are currently analyzing these animals, which look to be covered in pollen, indicating that they may have been among the world's first plant pollinators. Paleontologists discovered these unique fossils while cracking apart rocks along the riverside near the abandoned hamlet of Chekarda in Russia. Oldest Pollinators' Fossils The earwig-like insects are approximately 280 million years old, greatly predating the first known pollen-covered insects, which were approximately 120 million years old. The fossilized insects, known as tillyardembiids,...