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For The First Time, We’ve Examined The Stomach Contents of a 47-Million-Year-Old Fly – ScienceAlert
Scientists have found a 47-million-year-old fossilized fly with a bloated belly absolutely full of pollen.
Scientists have found a 47-million-year-old fossilized fly with a bloated belly absolutely full of pollen.
The discovery is the first direct evidence that some species of ancient tangle-veined flies once fed on the microspores of several different species of subtropical plant.
“The rich pollen content we discovered in the fly’s stomach suggests that flies were already feeding and transporting pollen 47 million years ago and shows it played an important role in the pollen dispersal of several plant…
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