By TAKURO NOGUCHI/ Staff Writer
February 16, 2021 at 07:00 JST
This fossilized insect was identified as a firefly, the first to be found in Japan. (Provided by Toshiaki Tanaka)
SHIMONITA, Gunma Prefecture--A fossil rarity, a firefly from about 3.5 million years ago, was found in a geological formation that straddles Gunma and Nagano prefectures in central Japan. [Read More]
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