Scientists have identified the fossilized remains of the oldest-known ant - a winged insect with fearsome scythe-like jaws that lived about 113 million years ago during the age of dinosaurs and was preserved in limestone unearthed in northeastern Brazil.

Scientists have discovered the oldest known ant, belonging to the extinct subfamily Haidomyrmecinae, also known as "hell ants," which primarily inhabited the Latin American region. "What makes this discovery particularly interesting is that it belongs to the extinct 'hell ant,