Cretaceous period

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from 135 million to 63 million years ago; end of the age of reptiles; appearance of modern insects and flowering plants

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Maculaferrum blaisi, described in a study published in Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, is the first hemipteran insect (true bug) to be discovered at the Redmond Formation, a fossil site from the Cretaceous period near Schefferville, Labrador. Source: Internet

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