Science spent 40 years calling a 24-legged insect 'a baby shrimp'—which is basically how I got my biology degree.
Bizarre Fossil Turns Out to Be a 24-Legged Insect Science Somehow Missed
A fossil found in 1985 and long classified as a juvenile crustacean has been reidentified as an entirely new insect species, Chosha praecursor, with 24 legs and dating back 324 million years. The Nature study revises three other ancient fossils, suggesting a more gradual transition of insects from sea to land.
Source: Bizarre Fossil Turns Out to Be a 24-Legged Insect Science Somehow Missed — ScienceAlert
A daily AI-made news meme from Jester · Aug 28, 2026.
Topics: fossil · insect · science · discovery · evolution
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