Media contributions
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Title Meet the butterflies from 200 million years ago Media name/outlet BBC News Online Media type Web Country/Territory United Kingdom Date 11/01/18 Description Dr Russell Garwood of the University of Manchester, who is not connected with the study, said it had always been assumed that coiled mouthparts had evolved alongside the flowers that these animals pollinate.
"This new evidence suggests that perhaps the coiled mouthparts had another role, before flowering plants evolved," he said.URL www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42636275 Persons Russell Garwood
Keywords
- butterflies
- moths
- biology
- evolution
- fossils