Associations between Fossil Beetles and Other Organisms

The present work reveals plant and animal associates of 16 families and subfamilies of fossil beetles that have been preserved in amber from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Myanmar. The associates include mites, pseudoscorpions, spiders, insect parasites and predators, fungi, angiosperm parts, v...

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Main Author:	George Poinar
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2019-04-01
Series:	Geosciences
Subjects:	fossil beetles fossil associates Myanmar amber Dominican amber Mexican amber
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/9/4/184

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spelling	doaj-841431446095439e8f561a15bc847f3d2020-11-24T21:45:14ZengMDPI AGGeosciences2076-32632019-04-019418410.3390/geosciences9040184geosciences9040184Associations between Fossil Beetles and Other OrganismsGeorge Poinar0Department of Integrative Biology, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR 97331, USAThe present work reveals plant and animal associates of 16 families and subfamilies of fossil beetles that have been preserved in amber from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Myanmar. The associates include mites, pseudoscorpions, spiders, insect parasites and predators, fungi, angiosperm parts, vertebrates, and nematodes. The presence of these fossil associates can be attributed to the rapid preservation of organisms in resin, thus maintaining natural associations almost “in situ„. Examples of present-day associations similar to those of the fossils show that specific behavioral patterns are often far more ancient than the specific lineages involved.https://www.mdpi.com/2076-3263/9/4/184fossil beetlesfossil associatesMyanmar amberDominican amberMexican amber
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title	Associations between Fossil Beetles and Other Organisms
title_short	Associations between Fossil Beetles and Other Organisms
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title_fullStr	Associations between Fossil Beetles and Other Organisms
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description	The present work reveals plant and animal associates of 16 families and subfamilies of fossil beetles that have been preserved in amber from Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and Myanmar. The associates include mites, pseudoscorpions, spiders, insect parasites and predators, fungi, angiosperm parts, vertebrates, and nematodes. The presence of these fossil associates can be attributed to the rapid preservation of organisms in resin, thus maintaining natural associations almost “in situ„. Examples of present-day associations similar to those of the fossils show that specific behavioral patterns are often far more ancient than the specific lineages involved.
topic	fossil beetles fossil associates Myanmar amber Dominican amber Mexican amber
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Associations between Fossil Beetles and Other Organisms

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