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February 6, 2012

Mating Call of a Jurassic Katydid Recreated

Alan Boyle, MSNBC


Richard Bartz/Wiki Commons

Researchers have re-created the love song of a katydid from 165 million years ago, based on an analysis of fossilized wings found in northwest China. They say the chirp adds an aural dimension to our picture of the forests of the Jurassic Era.

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