Finding fossils 'nesting tools' flies

The latest Cretaceous Research magazine reported that scientists have found fossils of an ancient fly over 100 million years old that are quite complete and very beautiful in an amber block.

The unique feature of this fly relative to its later ' descendants ' is a small horn growing on its head. Scientists believe that the horn may be the third eye, growing high above the head.

The function of this eye is determined to make it easier for this ancient fly to detect dangerous enemies.

Ancient horn fly fossils were discovered in Myanmar.

In addition, flies' nests are different from descendants today in that their legs are longer and larger, making it more robust to the surface of objects.

On the other hand, the shape of this ancient fly looks like the body of a mosquito today. The function of this ancient fly is quite small, very convenient for smoking nutrients to feed the body.

Scientists believe that the structure of this one-horned fly is an important evolutionary step in nature to match the changes of the environment over the past 100 million years.

Moreover, these distinct characteristics are the cause of the disappearance of one-horned flies because its excessive ' professionalism ' structure is no longer suitable in the period of white chalk with the appearance of a range of new species.

Ancient horn flies have the shape of mosquitoes today

It is known that fossils of flies with an horn in the amber mass are found in Myanmar and are preserved intact.

Amber is the best, most intact and vivid fossil storage environment ever - a shared scientist.