Of dragonflies and dinosaurs: Researchers map insect origins, evolution
Thursday, November 6, 2014 - 14:00
in Paleontology & Archaeology
When the dinosaurs ruled the earth, they were already bugged by creatures who had gotten there many millions of years earlier: Dragonflies and damselflies. In fact, says Rutgers University-Newark biologist, Dr. Jessica Ware, the first creatures to take to the skies of earth did so 406 million years ago.