Finding the Oldest Fossils of Butterflies Using a Human Nose Hair While studying ancient pollen in the black goop of sediment collected in Germany, researchers discovered 200 million-year-old butterfly scales. Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Ring of FIRE: 10 earthquakes strike USA off coast of OregonMars BREAKTHROUGH: Liquid water LAKE discovered in major boost for hunt for life on MarsGalileo launch: Four EU satellites to be blast into orbit as bloc closes in on completionEclipse 2018: Will there be a Blood Moon this week? Total lunar eclipse date loomsEU NEEDS BRITAIN: Galileo will be WORSE OFF without UK, insist expertsGalileo launch LIVE updates: Watch Four Galileo satellites blast off to space online HERE