Order Mantophasmatodea (Noun)
Meaning
An order of insect identified in 2002 in a 45 million year old piece of amber from the Baltic region.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Researchers have only recently been able to study the fossil record of Mantophasmatodea due to its limited representation in ancient specimens.
- Entomologists believe that the insects of order Mantophasmatodea evolved around the time of the earliest primates and whales.
- Several modern families of Mantophasmatodea have since been discovered in regions with mild climates, particularly Africa and the American West Indies.
- Discovery of the fossil order Mantophasmatodea helped scientists link previously described but seemingly disconnected lineages within this newly understood phylum.
- Unlike more modern families, some early insects in the order Mantophasmatodea showed some adaptability in response to dry and humid environmental changes.