While Mesozoic, Paleogene, and Neogene insect faunas greatly resemble the modern one,
the Paleozoic fauna provides unique insights into key innovations in insect evolution, such …

The Mesozoic is a key era for the rise of the modern insect fauna. Among the most important
evolutionary events in Mesozoic insects are the radiation of holometabolous insects, the …

Bathyarchaeia, as one of the most abundant microorganisms on Earth, play vital roles in the
global carbon cycle. However, our understanding of their origin, evolution, and ecological …

The Coleoptera provides an excellent example of the value of fossils for understanding the
evolutionary patterns of recent lineages. We reevaluate the morphology of the Early …

Recent progress in beetle palaeontology has incited us to re‐address the evolutionary
history of the group. The Permian† Tshekardocoleidae had elytra that covered the posterior …

Owing to their prevalence in nowadays terrestrial ecosystems, insects are a relevant group
to assess the impact of mass extinctions on emerged land. However, limitations of the insect …

Deciphering the timing of lineage diversification and extinction has greatly benefited in the
last decade from methodological developments in fossil-based analyses. If these advances …

Endophytic oviposition behavior, the insertion of eggs into plant tissues, represents a
sophisticated reproductive strategy of insects. 1 This process is accomplished by employing …

Abstract The Permo–Triassic interval encompasses three extinction events including the
most dramatic biological crisis of the Phanerozoic, the latest Permian mass extinction …

The end-Permian mass extinction (EPME) led to a severe terrestrial ecosystem collapse.
However, the ecological response of insects to the EPME remains poorly understood. Here …