Archaboilus musicus
| Archaboilus musicus Temporal range: 165 Ma | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Orthoptera |
| Family: | Tettigoniidae |
| Genus: | †Archaboilus |
| Species: | †A. musicus |
| Binomial name | |
| Archaboilus musicus Gu, Engel & Ren, 2012 | |
Archaboilus musicus is an extinct bush-cricket that lived during the Jurassic period 165 million years ago.[1]
Although behaviors are difficult to reconstruct for extinct species, in 2012 British scientists recreated the cricket's call based on a well preserved fossil from China.[1][2]
Based on studies, it is believed that male A. musicus produced pure-tone (musical) songs using a resonant mechanism tuned at a frequency of 6.4 kHz.[2]
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References
- 1 2 "Jurassic Chirp: Scientists Recreate Ancient Cricket Song". Yahoo! News. Feb 6, 2012.
- 1 2 Gu, J. -J.; Montealegre-z, F.; Robert, D.; Engel, M. S.; Qiao, G. -X.; Ren, D. (2012). "Wing stridulation in a Jurassic katydid (Insecta, Orthoptera) produced low-pitched musical calls to attract females". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 109 (10): 3868. doi:10.1073/pnas.1118372109.
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