The Clicking Elateroidea from Chinese Mesozoic Deposits (Insecta, Coleoptera)
Recent molecular studies have suggested that the clicking beetle families Elateridae, Eucnemidae, Throscidae, and Cerophytidae evolved in the Jurassic and diversified in the Cretaceous. These studies paid little attention to fossils, using them only as dating tools. The identification of Elateridae...
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Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-12-01
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Series: | Insects |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4450/11/12/875 |