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You might think fossilized feces are only full of crap, but new research on one specimen has turned up a hidden treasure: a 230-million-year-old, previously undiscovered beetle species. Named Triamyxa coprolithica, the tiny beetles are also the first insects to be described from fossilized feces -- or coprolites -- and were visible by a scanning method that uses strong X-ray beams, according to a study published Wednesday in the journal Current Biology. Besides the discovery of the beetles in a coprolite, the scientific name also refers to the Triassic period, which lasted from roughly 252 mi...

Updated 5:00 PM ET, Fri July 2, 2021 This is an anterior view of a 3D model of Triamyxa coprolithica, a 230-million-year-old, previously undiscovered beetle species. (CNN)You might think fossilized feces are only full of crap, but new research on one specimen has turned up a hidden treasure: a 230-million-year-old, previously undiscovered beetle species. Named Triamyxa coprolithica, the tiny beetles are also the first insects to be described from fossilized feces -- or coprolites -- and were visible by a scanning method that uses strong X-ray beams, according to a study published Wednesda...

Over 200 million years ago, nature called. It was full of beetles. A 3-D model shows beetles that were preserved in a coprolite, or fossilized dung, from a dinosaur ancestor. A team of researchers found nearly unscathed beetles, now extinct, that are new to science, suspended inside a piece of excrement from the Triassic Period. Qvarnstrom et al. via The New York Times. by Ellie Shechet (NYT NEWS SERVICE) .- Imagine a bunch of beetles minding their own business on an algae-covered rock. All of a sudden, they get hoovered up whole into the beak of a slim, long-necked dinosaur ancestor. RIP— b...

50 million-year-old fossil assassin bug has unusually well-preserved genitalia The fossilized insect is tiny and its genital capsule, called a pygophore, is roughly the length of a grain of rice. It is remarkable, scientists say, because the bug’s physical characteristics – from the bold banding pattern on its legs to the internal features of its genitalia – are clearly visible and well-preserved. Recovered from the Green River Formation in present-day Colorado, the fossil represents a new genus and species of predatory insects known as assassin bugs. The find is reported in the journal...

50-million-year-old assassin bug fossil features near-perfectly preserved genitalia By (0) Recovered in Colorado, this fossil represents a new genus and species of predatory insects known as assassin bugs, which has been named Aphelicophontes danjuddi. Photo by Palaeontological Association Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Paleontologists have recovered a 50-million-year-old assassin bug fossil featuring near-perfectly preserved genitalia, a rarity. Though the ancient insect's pygophore, a genital capsule, is no bigger than a grain of rice, researchers were able t...