A 113-million-year-old hell ant fossil discovered in northeastern Brazil's Crato Formation represents the oldest known ant specimen in the fossil record. The remarkable preservation reveals ...

In the realm of ant fossils, few discoveries send shivers down a scientist’s spine. This one did. Hidden for over 100 million years in Brazil’s limestone-rich Crato Formation, researchers recently ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A prehistoric “hell ant” in the midst of devouring its prey has been found preserved in amber in pristine condition after 99 ...

A fossilized ant unearthed in northeastern Brazil is rewriting the story of ant evolution. Preserved in limestone and dating back 113 million years, the specimen is now the oldest known ant fossil, ...