The case of Darwinylus marcosi (Insecta: Coleoptera: Oedemeridae): A Cretaceous shift from a gymnosperm to an angiosperm pollinator mutualism

The case of Darwinylus marcosi (Insecta: Coleoptera: Oedemeridae): A Cretaceous shift from a gymnosperm to an angiosperm pollinator mutualism

Abundant gymnosperm pollen grains associated with the oedemerid beetle Darwinylus marcosi Peris, 2016 were found in Early Cretaceous amber from Spain. This discovery provides confirmatory evidence for a pollination mutualism during the mid Mesozoic for the family Oedemeridae (Coleoptera), which toda...

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Main Authors: David Peris, Conrad C. Labandeira, Enrique Peñalver, Xavier Delclòs, Eduardo Barrón, Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-07-01
Series:Communicative & Integrative Biology
Subjects:
beetle
Cretaceous
evolution
Fossil
gymnosperm
pollinator
Paleoecology
plant-insect interactions
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19420889.2017.1325048

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19420889.2017.1325048

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