Fossil evidence for a Cretaceous rise of the mahogany family.
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DOI: 10.1002/ajb2.1416
Abstract: PREMISE The mahogany family (Meliaceae) is an angiosperm lineage comprising many species that are important elements in tropical ecosystems, and is often used as a study system to understand the evolution of tropical rainforests. While… read more here.
Keywords: fruit; fossil evidence; mahogany family; family ... See more keywords
Fossil evidence for vampire squid inhabiting oxygen-depleted ocean zones since at least the Oligocene
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DOI: 10.1038/s42003-021-01714-0
Abstract: A marked 120 My gap in the fossil record of vampire squids separates the only extant species (Vampyroteuthis infernalis) from its Early Cretaceous, morphologically-similar ancestors. While the extant species possesses unique physiological adaptations to bathyal environments… read more here.
Keywords: oxygen; vampire squid; fossil evidence; oxygen depleted ... See more keywords
Fossil evidence of extended brood care in new Miocene Peracarida (Crustacea) from Mexico
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DOI: 10.1080/14772019.2016.1266525
Abstract: Currently, the Peracarida contains important crustacean groups, such as Isopoda or Amphipoda, that incubate their young in a brood pouch. However, the fossil record of Peracarida is rather poor and the evolutionary pathways leading to… read more here.
Keywords: brood care; evidence extended; brood; extended brood ... See more keywords
Integrated phylogenomic and fossil evidence of stick and leaf insects (Phasmatodea) reveal a Permian–Triassic co-origination with insectivores
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DOI: 10.1098/rsos.201689
Abstract: Stick and leaf insects (Phasmatodea) are a distinctive insect order whose members are characterized by mimicking various plant tissues such as twigs, foliage and bark. Unfortunately, the phylogenetic relationships among phasmatodean subfamilies and the timescale… read more here.
Keywords: insects; leaf insects; stick leaf; fossil evidence ... See more keywords
New Fossil Evidence Suggests That Angiosperms Flourished in the Middle Jurassic
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DOI: 10.3390/life13030819
Abstract: Angiosperms are a group of plants with the highest rate of evolution, the largest number of species, the widest distribution and the strongest adaptability. Needless to say, angiosperms are the most important group for the… read more here.
Keywords: middle jurassic; origin early; gen nov; fossil evidence ... See more keywords