[HTML][HTML] Amber and the Cretaceous resinous interval

X Delclòs, E Peñalver, E Barrón, D Peris… - Earth-Science …, 2023 - Elsevier
Amber is fossilized resin that preserves biological remains in exceptional detail, study of
which has revolutionized understanding of past terrestrial organisms and habitats from the …

Fossil calibrations for the arthropod Tree of Life

JM Wolfe, AC Daley, DA Legg, GD Edgecombe - Earth-Science Reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Fossil age data and molecular sequences are increasingly combined to establish a
timescale for the Tree of Life. Arthropods, as the most species-rich and morphologically …

Sequence and scale of changes in the terrestrial biota during the Cretaceous (based on materials from fossil resins)

AP Rasnitsyn, AS Bashkuev, DS Kopylov… - Cretaceous …, 2016 - Elsevier
Сomparative analysis of arthropod assemblages found in Cretaceous fossil resins is
provided. Arthropod-bearing Cretaceous resin sites are reviewed, and a list of arthropod …

[HTML][HTML] Salt tectonics and controls on halokinetic-sequence development of an exposed deepwater diapir: The Bakio Diapir, Basque-Cantabrian Basin, Pyrenees

E Roca, O Ferrer, MG Rowan, JA Muñoz… - Marine and Petroleum …, 2021 - Elsevier
This work evaluates growth strata adjacent to the Bakio Diapir in the Basque Pyrenees,
aiming to discuss the application of halokinetic-sequence concepts, mainly developed in …

False blister beetles and the expansion of gymnosperm-insect pollination modes before angiosperm dominance

D Peris, R Pérez-de la Fuente, E Penalver, X Delclos… - Current Biology, 2017 - cell.com
During the mid-Cretaceous, angiosperms diversified from several nondiverse lineages to
their current global domination [1], replacing earlier gymnosperm lineages [2]. Several …

Chronostratigraphic constraints and paleoenvironmental interpretation of the Romualdo Formation (Santana Group, Araripe Basin, Northeastern Brazil) based on …

M Arai, ML Assine - Cretaceous Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Abstract The Santana Group of the Araripe Basin is a major paleontological unit in Brazil,
incorporating two important Cretaceous Konservat-Lagerstätten. The lower formations are …

Amber in prehistoric Iberia: New data and a review

M Murillo-Barroso, E Peñalver, P Bueno, R Barroso… - Plos One, 2018 - journals.plos.org
Provenancing exotic raw materials and reconstructing the nature and routes of exchange is
a major concern of prehistoric archaeology. Amber has long been recognised as a key …

[HTML][HTML] Evolutionary and paleobiological implications of Coleoptera (Insecta) from Tethyan-influenced Cretaceous ambers

D Peris, E Ruzzier, V Perrichot, X Delclòs - Geoscience Frontiers, 2016 - Elsevier
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 …

Biodiversity of ecosystems in an arid setting: The late Albian plant communities and associated biota from eastern Iberia

E Barrón, D Peyrot, CA Bueno-Cebollada, J Kvaček… - Plos one, 2023 - journals.plos.org
Deserts are stressful environments where the living beings must acquire different strategies
to survive due to the water stress conditions. From the late Albian to the early Cenomanian …

Angiosperm pollinivory in a Cretaceous beetle

E Tihelka, L Li, Y Fu, Y Su, D Huang, C Cai - Nature Plants, 2021 - nature.com
Despite the crucial importance of flower-visiting insects in modern ecosystems, there is little
fossil evidence on the origins of angiosperm pollination. Most reports of pollination in the …