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47 Million Years Old: Oldest True Cicada Unearthed in Europe

Well Preserved Fossil of Female Cicada From Messel PitEoplatypleura messelensis is the oldest known true cicada ever identified in Europe. For the first time, a fossilized true cicada has been identified from the Messel Pit deposits. Eoplatypleura messelensis is among the oldest known representatives of modern true cicadas in Eurasia and marks the earliest record of the subfamily Cicadinae worldwide. This discovery, made […] #Million #Years #Oldest #True #Cicada #Unearthed #Europe

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