Late Permian wood-borings reveal an intricate network of ecological relationships

Late Permian wood-borings reveal an intricate network of ecological relationships

Numerous gaps remain in our knowledge of how groups of organisms interacted in ancient ecosystems. Here, Feng and colleagues describe a late Permian fossil wood-boring beetle microcosm, with the oldest known example of complex tunnel geometry, host tissue response, and the presence of fungi within.

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Main Authors: Zhuo Feng, Jun Wang, Ronny Rößler, Adam Ślipiński, Conrad Labandeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-09-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00696-0
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spelling doaj-3fea915d580d475cb73734d20956349e2021-05-11T07:39:00ZengNature Publishing GroupNature Communications2041-17232017-09-01811610.1038/s41467-017-00696-0Late Permian wood-borings reveal an intricate network of ecological relationshipsZhuo Feng0Jun Wang1Ronny Rößler2Adam Ślipiński3Conrad Labandeira4Institute of Deep Time Terrestrial Ecology, Yunnan UniversityState Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of SciencesMuseum für NaturkundeAustralian National Insect CollectionDepartment of Paleobiology, Smithsonian InstitutionNumerous gaps remain in our knowledge of how groups of organisms interacted in ancient ecosystems. Here, Feng and colleagues describe a late Permian fossil wood-boring beetle microcosm, with the oldest known example of complex tunnel geometry, host tissue response, and the presence of fungi within.https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-00696-0
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description Numerous gaps remain in our knowledge of how groups of organisms interacted in ancient ecosystems. Here, Feng and colleagues describe a late Permian fossil wood-boring beetle microcosm, with the oldest known example of complex tunnel geometry, host tissue response, and the presence of fungi within.
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