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Insect Diversity in the Fossil Record

Labandeira, Conrad C., Sepkoski, J. John·1993·Science
DOI 10.1126/science.11536548
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Insects possess a surprisingly extensive fossil record. Compilation of the geochronologic ranges of insect families demonstrates that their diversity exceeds that of preserved vertebrate tetrapods through 91 percent of their evolutionary history. The great diversity of insects was achieved not by high origination rates but rather by low extinction rates comparable to the low rates of slowly evolving marine invertebrate groups. The great radiation of modern insects began 245 million years ago and was not accelerated by the expansion of angiosperms during the Cretaceous period. The basic trophic machinery of insects was in place nearly 100 million years before angiosperms appeared in the fossil record.

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Authors
Labandeira, C. C., & Sepkoski, J. J.
Venue
Science
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published
1993-07-16
Volume
261
Issue
5119
Pages
310-315
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.11536548
OpenAlex
W1984084181
Cited by
628
References
2
FWCI
32.61
Type
journal article
Language
en
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