从树上下降:白纪有翅膀的冰爬行动物阐明了Grylloblattidae的生态转变和起源

Ancheng Peng1,2,3, Michael S Engel2,4,5, Mathieu Boderau2

  • 1State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, People's Republic of China.

概括

一种新发现的化石昆虫,Zygogrylloblatta longipalpa,揭示了古代的冰爬虫 (Grylloblattidae) 是有翅膀的树木动物. 这一发现弥合了灭绝的和现代的冰爬行者血统之间的进化差距.

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