Fossil constraints on the origin and evolution of Platyhelminthes are surprisingly concordant with modern molecular phylogenies

K De Baets, P Dentzien-Dias, JW Huntley… - Zoologia …, 2024 - SciELO Brasil
Trace fossils preserved with fossil worm-shaped remains suggest the presence of free-living
flatworms during the Ordovician at the latest and their occurrence in terrestrial environments …

Cretaceous amber insects

EA Jarzembowski, RA Coram… - Geological Society, London …, 2025 - lyellcollection.org
Amber first became relatively abundant and widespread in the geological record during the
Cretaceous period. It originated often as copious resin production by a variety of …

First spider-parasitized mermithid nematode from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber of northern Myanmar

H Fang, GO Poinar, H Wang, B Wang, C Luo - Cretaceous Research, 2024 - Elsevier
Many spiders are parasitized by mermithid nematodes today, but their fossil record is very
scarce. Previously, only two examples were reported, from the Eocene Baltic amber and the …

First female of Eomeropidae (Mecoptera) from Kachin amber sheds light on morphology and environmental preferences of eomeropids in the Cretaceous

S KACZMAREK, LWEI LI, A SOSZYŃSKA - Palaeoentomology, 2024 - mapress.com
Family Eomeropidae is a relict and species-poor family of scorpionflies (Mecoptera),
encompassing 16 species within seven genera. Although this family was more diverse in the …