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Tyrannosorus (beetle)
''Tyrannasorus rex'' is an extinct species of hybosorid beetle and the monotypic taxon, sole member of the genus ''Tyrannasorus''. The species is known from a single, presumably female fossil specimen found in the Dominican Republic. She was trapped in the amber resin of ''Hymenaea protera'', a species of tree which is also now extinct. The most recent studies date Dominican amber to the Miocene epoch (). ''T. rex'' is broadly similar to modern-day hybosorids of genera ''Apalonychus'' and ''Coilodes'', sharing their reddish-brown color and a rounded shape. The specimen is deposited at the American Museum of Natural History, New York. The name of the species is a word play on the ''Tyrannosaurus rex'', another, much larger extinct species. Taxonomy ''Tyrannasorus rex'' is a species of hybosorid beetle from the subfamily Hybosorinae. It is the monotypic taxon, sole species of the genus ''Tyrannasorus''. The species and the genus were described in 2001 by the entomologists Brett C. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miocene
The Miocene ( ) is the first epoch (geology), geological epoch of the Neogene Period and extends from about (Ma). The Miocene was named by Scottish geologist Charles Lyell; the name comes from the Greek words (', "less") and (', "new") and means "less recent" because it has 18% fewer modern marine invertebrates than the Pliocene has. The Miocene followed the Oligocene and preceded the Pliocene. As Earth went from the Oligocene through the Miocene and into the Pliocene, the climate slowly cooled towards a series of ice ages. The Miocene boundaries are not marked by distinct global events but by regionally defined transitions from the warmer Oligocene to the cooler Pliocene Epoch. During the Early Miocene, Afro-Arabia collided with Eurasia, severing the connection between the Mediterranean and Indian Oceans, and allowing the interchange of fauna between Eurasia and Africa, including the dispersal of proboscideans and Ape, hominoids into Eurasia. During the late Miocene, the conn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
