Photo 43140017, (c) Matthew Connors, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Matthew Connors

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Source iNaturalist Australia
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matthew_connors

Date

September 13, 2017 06:49 PM AEST

Description

An ancient beetle lineage
Identified as Omma stanleyi on Bowerbird by Matthew Connors: "This family is considered one of the oldest beetle families alive today and consists of just two genera, one from Australia and the other from South America. This genus is incredibly old and was once much more widespread, with a fossilised representative extremely similar to this one (O. daxishanense) known from the Late Jurassic of China around 160 million years ago! An exciting find to say the least"

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