69th B.P.S.C. (Pre) 2023
Tillyardembid Fossils of the world’s first plant pollinators, called Tillyardembiids, were discovered recently in which country?
aGreece
bIndia
cRussia✓ Correct
dChina
Explanation
In February 2023, scientists discovered 280-million-year-old, considered among the oldest known possible plant pollinators, called Tillyardembiids. These were found on a riverbank near the village of Chekarda in Russia. According to researchers, these insect fossils were preserved in layers of sedimentary rocks formed during the Permian period. The Tillyardembiids were named after the British-Australian entomologist Robert John Tillyard, who worked on the study of ancient insect fossils
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