An overlooked fossil in storage in Brazil was hiding the 113-million-year-old remains of a "hell ant," now the oldest ant ...

Million-Yr-Old Fossil of ‘Hell Ant’ Found in a Chunk of Limestone Is the Oldest Known Ant Specimen Ever Identified New ...

This fossil is 13 million years older than any ant fossil found before—and reveals a sophisticated predator that lived ...

Ants are tiny powerhouses that can lift 100 times their weight and fend off lions. They have also lived on Earth for millions of years longer than previously thought. That’s according to ...

A 113-million-year-old ant fossil, Vulcanidris Cratensis, has been identified in a Brazilian museum, making it the oldest known ant specimen. Discovered in the Crato Formation, this "hell ant ...

Now, a team in Brazil has uncovered a 113-million-year-old hell ant that represents the oldest hell ant specimen known to science. The ant was preserved in limestone and is described in a study ...

It’s one hell of an old ant. Researchers discovered a 113-million-year-old hell ant preserved in a chunk of Brazilian limestone. The find earned it the title of the oldest such specimen, according to ...

April 25 (Reuters) - Scientists have identified the fossilized remains of the oldest-known ant - a winged insect with fearsome scythe-like jaws that lived about 113 million years ago during the ...

Scientists say it is a member of Haidomyrmecinae - an extinct group that only lived during the Cretaceous period.

An ant preserved in 16 million-year-old amber mastered the art of camouflage. A rare 16 million-year-old ant preserved in amber is helping scientists uncover new secrets about one of nature's most ...

A 113-million-year-old hell ant that once lived in northeastern Brazil is now the oldest ant specimen known to science, finds a new report. The hell ant, which was preserved in limestone, is a member ...

A 113-million-year-old fossilized ant is the oldest ever discovered. The “remarkably well-preserved" hell ant was found in limestone in Brazil. Scientists say it is a member of Haidomyrmecinae ...