Múltiples métodos de datación y conocimientos del registro fósil revelan que los escarabajos de la corteza son

Jules Ferreira1,2, Bjarte H Jordal3, Fabien L Condamine4

  • 1Institut Botànic de Barcelona (CSIC-CMCNB), 08038 Barcelona, Spain.

Systematic biology
|February 20, 2026
PubMed
Resumen

Estimar las edades del escarabajo de la corteza (Scolytinae) es un desafío debido a las incertidumbres de los fósiles. La datación por evidencia total utilizando múltiples fósiles refina las estimaciones, lo que sugiere una diversificación antes de la Revolución Terrestre de las Angiospermas.

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