Very interesting to find an fossilised ant in all it's glory complete in amber. Taken from 'Fossil ant found Alive' by David Catchpoole B.Ag.Sc.(Hons.). Ph.D. in 'Creation' magazine Vol 28 No. 4 2006.
How long has this beautiful fossil Gracilidris ant been entombed in amber?
'Conventional dating puts the geological age of such Dominican amber fossils (i.e. amber found in the Dominican Republic. on the island of Hispaniola in the Caribbean) as being from the upper Oligocene or lower Miocene. That is, around 15-20 million years old. And with this fossil being the youngest (in fact, the only) specimen of this ant ever identified, the genus Gracilidris has thus been presumed to have been, for many millions of years. extinct.
But surprise, surprise! A myrmecologist (a researcher studying ants) who was familiar with the ancient amber fossil happened to recognize its distinctive features in a live worker ant he observed in South America. (Wild.A.L.,and Cuezzo. F., Rediscovery of a fossil dolichoderine ant lineage and a description of a new genus from South America. Zootaxa 1142:57-68.2006)
Evolutionists' surprise at finding such 'living fossils' is understandable, given the 'millions-of-years' they assume elapsed since the specimens were fossilized.'
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Thursday, October 18, 2007
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