New light shed on the oldest insect

2004/02/01 by Michael S. Engel, David A. Grimaldi · 241 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology · #Biology #Devonian #Ecology #Ecosystem #Fauna #Fossil Insects in Amber #Hymenoptera taxonomy and phylogeny #Insect #Lepidoptera: Biology and Taxonomy #Lineage (genetic) #Paleontology #Period (music) #Terrestrial ecosystem #Zoology

paper · doi:10.1038/nature02291

published in Nature 427(6975), 627-630 (Springer Science and Business Media LLC)

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