- Scientists have used fossil dating techniques and discovered the world’s oldest bug. They found that 425-million-year-old millipede fossil from the Scottish island of Kerrera is older than any known fossil of an insect, arachnid, or other related creepy-crawlies.
- Scientists discovered that the ancient millipede fossil- Kampecaris obanensis– is 425 million years of age. Or it might be 75 million years younger than the age other estimated oldest millipede to be.
- They used a method known as molecular clock dating, which depends on DNA’s mutation rate. Through this discovery, scientists offered new evidence on the origin and evolution of bugs and plants while suggesting that how these species evolved much more rapidly than previously thought.