2007-02-09 16:54:32 · 11 answers · asked by catherine d 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Yes, they did.
The oldest bee fossil, is 100 million years old.
Dinosaurs dominated for over 160 million years, first appearing approximately 230 million years ago.
So the early forms of bees came nearly in the middle of dinosaurs' existence.
2007-02-10 07:52:08 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, bees existed when the dinosaurs were alive.
2007-02-09 19:58:40 · answer #2 · answered by Qyn 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Scientists reported finding the oldest fossil of a honey bee. It is 100 million years old. http://www.eurekalert.org/features/kids/2006-10/aaft-tbo102006.php
Bee Fossils and the Antiquity of the Bees http://www.entomology.cornell.edu/BeePhylogeny/fossils.html
2007-02-09 17:16:17 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
More or less.
Bees evolved in step with flowering plants which appeared and proliferated in type and number during the late Cretaceous.
2007-02-10 07:00:21 · answer #4 · answered by corvis_9 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely
2007-02-09 16:59:38 · answer #5 · answered by Rick 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Yes
2007-02-09 16:57:30 · answer #6 · answered by Haven17 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
no. the bee specimen underwent an opperation know as evolution. It used to be known as the terodactyl.
2007-02-09 17:02:49 · answer #7 · answered by Laydee 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Probably. Insects have been around a long time.
2007-02-09 17:00:34 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
see:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bee#Evolution
bees are descended from wasps.
2007-02-09 17:53:10 · answer #9 · answered by arbiter007 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes,even all the bugs and insects.
2007-02-09 17:02:01 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋