The intense study of coleopteran inclusions from Spanish （Albian in age） and French （Albian-Santonian in age） Cretaceous ambers, both of Laurasian origin, has revealed that the majority of samples belong to the Po...The intense study of coleopteran inclusions from Spanish （Albian in age） and French （Albian-Santonian in age） Cretaceous ambers, both of Laurasian origin, has revealed that the majority of samples belong to the Polyphaga suborder and, in contrast to the case of the compression fossils, only one family of Archostemata, one of Adephaga, and no Myxophaga suborders are represented. A total of 30 families from Spain and 16 families from France have been identified （with almost twice bioinclusions identified in Spain than in France）; 13 of these families have their most ancient representatives within these ambers. A similar study had previously only been performed on Lebanese ambers （Barremian in age and Gondwanan in origin）, recording 36 coleopteran families. Few lists of taxa were available for Myanmar （Burmese） amber （early Cenomanian in age and Laurasian in origin）. Coleopteran families found in Cretaceous ambers share with their modern relatives mainly saproxylic and detritivorous habits in the larval or adult stages, rather than wood-boring behavior. Fifteen of the coleopteran families occur in both the Lebanese and Spanish ambers; while only five are present in both Spanish and French. Considering the paleogeographic proximity and similarity of age of the Spanish and French ambers, the small number of taxa found in common at both areas is surprising. The ancient origin for the Lebanese and Spanish ambers, the paleogeography （including some barriers for terrestrial biota） and the local paleohabitats are factors that may explain the dissimilarity with the French specimens. Wildfires are believed to be a more likely cause of resin production during the Cretaceous than infestation by beetles. Current knowledge of the beetle species found in the Cretaceous ambers is introduced.展开更多
Corystosperms, an extinct group of “seed ferns” that lived from the late Permian to the Cretaceous or Eocene, are significant for seed plant phylogeny for their unique roles in partially resolving the long-standing ...Corystosperms, an extinct group of “seed ferns” that lived from the late Permian to the Cretaceous or Eocene, are significant for seed plant phylogeny for their unique roles in partially resolving the long-standing question of angiosperm origins.A new fossil wood taxon, Fengweioxylon sinense gen. et sp. nov. is reported here based on exceptionally preserved wood material from the Jurassic in western Liaoning, China, whose peculiar wood structure enables it to be recognized as the first unequivocal fossil wood record of a corystosperm plant in Laurasia. The anatomical structures of this corystosperm wood show gymnospermous characters. The discovery of the new specimen will provide more anatomical evidence for understanding the systematic and affinity of this seed plants.展开更多
基金supported by an FPU grant from the Spanish Ministry of Education,Culture and Sportpart of the AMBARES(CGL2011-23948)+3 种基金AMBERIA(CGL2014-52163)projectsfunded by the Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitivenessthe Interrvie NOVAMBRE 2 projectInstitut National des Sciences de l’Univers(CNRS-INSU)
文摘The intense study of coleopteran inclusions from Spanish （Albian in age） and French （Albian-Santonian in age） Cretaceous ambers, both of Laurasian origin, has revealed that the majority of samples belong to the Polyphaga suborder and, in contrast to the case of the compression fossils, only one family of Archostemata, one of Adephaga, and no Myxophaga suborders are represented. A total of 30 families from Spain and 16 families from France have been identified （with almost twice bioinclusions identified in Spain than in France）; 13 of these families have their most ancient representatives within these ambers. A similar study had previously only been performed on Lebanese ambers （Barremian in age and Gondwanan in origin）, recording 36 coleopteran families. Few lists of taxa were available for Myanmar （Burmese） amber （early Cenomanian in age and Laurasian in origin）. Coleopteran families found in Cretaceous ambers share with their modern relatives mainly saproxylic and detritivorous habits in the larval or adult stages, rather than wood-boring behavior. Fifteen of the coleopteran families occur in both the Lebanese and Spanish ambers; while only five are present in both Spanish and French. Considering the paleogeographic proximity and similarity of age of the Spanish and French ambers, the small number of taxa found in common at both areas is surprising. The ancient origin for the Lebanese and Spanish ambers, the paleogeography （including some barriers for terrestrial biota） and the local paleohabitats are factors that may explain the dissimilarity with the French specimens. Wildfires are believed to be a more likely cause of resin production during the Cretaceous than infestation by beetles. Current knowledge of the beetle species found in the Cretaceous ambers is introduced.
基金supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (Grant Nos. 42172034, 41772023, 41972022, 42330208, 41930218, 42288201)the China Geological Survey Project (Grant Nos. DD20243469, DD20221829)the Strategic Priority Program (B) of CAS (Grant No. XDB26000000)。
文摘Corystosperms, an extinct group of “seed ferns” that lived from the late Permian to the Cretaceous or Eocene, are significant for seed plant phylogeny for their unique roles in partially resolving the long-standing question of angiosperm origins.A new fossil wood taxon, Fengweioxylon sinense gen. et sp. nov. is reported here based on exceptionally preserved wood material from the Jurassic in western Liaoning, China, whose peculiar wood structure enables it to be recognized as the first unequivocal fossil wood record of a corystosperm plant in Laurasia. The anatomical structures of this corystosperm wood show gymnospermous characters. The discovery of the new specimen will provide more anatomical evidence for understanding the systematic and affinity of this seed plants.
