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Re:Leaf miners identified as oldest insect plague in the his... by belly_joe on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @09:34AM (#45437537)
just let the "proto" do the work and enjoy the joke
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Re:Leaf miners identified as oldest insect plague in the his... by antonvs on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @10:53AM (#45438417)
The "proto" in this case would have to refer to a synapsid, which have been described as "mammal-like reptiles", some of whom were the ancestors of the mammals which didn't yet exist 295 million years ago.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Synapsida

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