Canada’s first dinosaur Dragon Flywoman fills an evolutionary space

A Creditis Foslated Dragon Fly Wing, exposed to the dinosaur Provincial Park in Alberta, has been identified as a new generation, first for Canadian peltology. It is also the first known dragon fly fossil from Canada’s dinosaur age stones. Under the leadership of McGill University researchers, the founder highlighted 30 million years away in the evolutionary history of dragon Fills.

Fusil was discovered in 2023 by McGill undergraduate student during a pelletology field course led by Professor Hans Larson.

“We were digging an area where many leaves were found cracking the stones,” said André Muller, a master student in Larson’s lab in the Biology Department of McGill. “When the partial wing was lifted, we were surprised because we were not expected to find insects there.”

The team named the new species of Cordolashansa Akori. Due to its remarkable distinction and unique anatomy, he even created a new family – Corduladesidae – to even be classified. He selected “Akorney” for species for the honor of John Acoren, a lecturer at Alberta University at the University of Alberta, which has promoted Alberta’s natural history for decades, including the TV show “Aquarn, Nature Nut”.

“This is the first time in Canada, the dinosaur Omar Dragon fly,” Muller said. “His wings was about the width of a human hand, and when he was small, it would be an important part of the Crytsis Economic System – a tasty repeat breakfast, no doubt.” The Journal of Canada of Earth Sciences.

The focus was found in the form of a 75 million -year -old dinosaur park, a world -renowned site known for its diversity of dinosaurs. But so far, the area’s flammable record of this area was not practically present. The only previous insects found in the formation were a microscopes caught in amber.

“This discovery not only doubles our knowledge of insects from the park, but also represents the fossils of the impression fully unknown protection procedures for pest fossils in the area.” Post Documentary Fellow in the student and now McGill’s Department of Biomedical Engineering. “Where and how we have now begun to look for more insect fossils while expanding it. During this time, the diversity of insect life was much more than we think.”

The new fiancée helps fill the 30 million -year -old ancient evolutionary space. This is the first known as a large group of the dragon flies, called Kavibita. “Wing Anatomy tells us that the species were shielded for gliding,” said Larson. Today, a key to migrating dragon Fills and possibly the key to their success. “

“The sample also provides insights about how life was in Canada 75 million years ago, which added an important newly lost piece of environmental puzzles of one of the world’s most diverse dinosaurs bearing sites.”