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How to extract and analyze pollen from internal organs and exoskeletons of fossil insects? [PDF]
STAR Protocols, 2021 Summary: This protocol explains how to extract pollen from fossil insects with subsequent descriptions of pollen treatment. We also describe how to document morphological and ultrastructural features with light-microscopy and electron microscopy.
Friðgeir Grímsson +5 more
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Advanced Research on Fossil Insects
Taxonomy, 2022 Fossils provide the only direct evidence we have of ancient life, and fossil insects are a window into the evolutionary history of insects [...]
Haichun Zhang, Mathias Harzhauser
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Taphonomy of the fossil insects of the middle Eocene Kishenehn Formation [PDF]
Acta Palaeontologica Polonica, 2015 The lacustrine oil shales of the Coal Creek Member of the Kishenehn Formation in northwestern Montana comprise a relatively unstudied middle Eocene fossil insect locality.
Dale E. Greenwalt +5 more
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Palerasnitsynus gen. n. (Trichoptera, Psychomyiidae) from Burmese amber
ZooKeys, 2011 Palerasnitsynus ohlhoffi gen. et sp. n. is described from Burmese amber of late Albian (Lower Cretaceous) age. This is the first record of the family Psychomyiidae from Burmese amber, and the earliest fossil record of the family.
Wilfried Wichard, Emma Ross, Andrew Ross
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Preservation and Taphonomy of Fossil Insects from the Earliest Eocene of Denmark. [PDF]
Biology (Basel), 2022 Marine sediments of the lowermost Eocene Stolleklint Clay and Fur Formation of north-western Denmark have yielded abundant well-preserved insects. However, despite a long history of research, in-depth information pertaining to preservational modes and ...
Heingård M +4 more
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Fossil insects of Chile, including arachnids and myriapods: a systematic literature review and checklist [PDF]
Fossil RecordFossil insects have been a key tool for understanding the phylogeny and evolutionary history of life. However, many regions of the world still exhibit significant gaps in the knowledge of insect fossils, with South America being particularly ...
Francisco Tello +4 more
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Fossil amber reveals springtails’ longstanding dispersal by social insects
BMC Evolutionary Biology, 2019 Background Dispersal is essential for terrestrial organisms living in disjunct habitats and constitutes a significant challenge for the evolution of wingless taxa.
Ninon Robin +2 more
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An Eocene fossil scarab beetle (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) from Tanzania
South African Journal of Science, 2023 A fossil scarabaeoid (Coleoptera: Scarabaeoidea) Mahengea mckayi new genus, new species – the only well-preserved insect fossil and one of only a few insects found at the site – is described from an otherwise rich Eocene (~ 45.6 mya) maar Lagerstätte at
Werner P. Strümpher +2 more
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Palaeobiodiversity and Palaeoenvironments, 2009 Fossil insects can provide unique insights into evolutionary history, and their study has become increasingly important in recent decades. In this paper, we give an overview of the insect taphocoenosis from the upper Oligocene Enspel Lagerstätte (Germany)
Sonja Wedmann +2 more
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The origins of colour patterns in fossil insects revealed by maturation experiments [PDF]
Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences, 2023 Shengyu Wang +2 more
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