Joel Kontinen
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It may sound odd, but all the insects preserved in amber in Myanmar are by evolutionist deemed to be 99 millions years old. This is because the daters only got to measure a piece that was thought to be 99 million years old. And now they report the song, as it were.
In a study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B, Chinese scientist looked at the coloration of insects though to be 99 millions years old.
Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (NIGPAS) Dr. Cai Chenyang, associate professor at NIGPAS who lead the study.
This is what he had to say.
"The rare set of amber fossils includes cuckoo wasps with metallic bluish-green, yellowish-green, purplish-blue or green colours on the head, thorax, abdomen, and legs. In terms of colour, they are almost the same as cuckoo wasps that live today, said Dr. Cai."
Now, if the insects were as old as they suppose, then it means no evolution for 99 million years. How dinosaurs turned into birds in a short span of time? is a question they have to address.
Source:
Chinese Academy of Sciences. 2020. Amber fossils unlock true color of 99-million-year-old insects. Phys.Org. 30 June.
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