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A Triassic-Jurassic window into the evolution of Lepidoptera

On the basis of an assemblage of fossilized wing scales recovered from latest Triassic and earliest Jurassic sediments from northern Germany, we provide the earliest evidence for Lepidoptera (moths and butterflies). The diverse scales confirm a (Late) Triassic radiation of lepidopteran lineages, inc...

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Autores principales: van Eldijk, Timo J. B., Wappler, Torsten, Strother, Paul K., van der Weijst, Carolien M. H., Rajaei, Hossein, Visscher, Henk, van de Schootbrugge, Bas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Association for the Advancement of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5770165/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29349295
http://dx.doi.org/10.1126/sciadv.1701568