Chad Clark's Open Journal : 2008-09-16

1) 120 million year old ant discovered.

The Reuters article reads:

  German biologists have discovered a new species of ant they believe is
  the oldest on the planet
  
  ...
  
  Researchers from Karlsruhe's Natural History Museum found the
  3-millimeter-long insect in the Amazon rainforest in 2007
  
  ...
  
  Resembling a miniature wasp, the insect is like no other ant, and
  probably dates back 120 million years, making it the oldest still
  inhabiting the earth, Verhaagh said. The scientists used DNA samples from
  its front leg to establish its likely age.