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Evidence for insect-mediated skeletonization on an extant fern family from the Upper Triassic of China

2014; Geological Society of America; Volume: 42; Issue: 5 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1130/g35369.1

1943-2682

Zhuo Feng, Tao Su, Ji-Yuan Yang, Yuxuan Chen, Hai‐Bo Wei, Jing Dai, Yun Guo, Jianrong Liu, Jiahui Ding,

Plant and Fungal Species Descriptions

Research Article| May 01, 2014 Evidence for insect-mediated skeletonization on an extant fern family from the Upper Triassic of China Zhuo Feng; Zhuo Feng * 1Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China2Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China3State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China *E-mail: jumperfeng@126.com. Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Tao Su; Tao Su 2Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China3State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Ji-Yuan Yang; Ji-Yuan Yang 1Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Yu-Xuan Chen; Yu-Xuan Chen 1Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Hai-Bo Wei; Hai-Bo Wei 1Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jing Dai; Jing Dai 4School of Resource Environment and Earth Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Yun Guo; Yun Guo 4School of Resource Environment and Earth Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jian-Rong Liu; Jian-Rong Liu 5Lufeng Dinosaurian Museum, Lufeng 651200, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Jia-Hui Ding Jia-Hui Ding 5Lufeng Dinosaurian Museum, Lufeng 651200, China Search for other works by this author on: GSW Google Scholar Author and Article Information Zhuo Feng * 1Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China2Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China3State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China Tao Su 2Key Laboratory of Tropical Forest Ecology, Xishuangbanna Tropical Botanical Garden, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Mengla 666303, China3State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China Ji-Yuan Yang 1Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China Yu-Xuan Chen 1Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China Hai-Bo Wei 1Yunnan Key Laboratory for Palaeobiology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China Jing Dai 4School of Resource Environment and Earth Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China Yun Guo 4School of Resource Environment and Earth Science, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, China Jian-Rong Liu 5Lufeng Dinosaurian Museum, Lufeng 651200, China Jia-Hui Ding 5Lufeng Dinosaurian Museum, Lufeng 651200, China *E-mail: jumperfeng@126.com. Publisher: Geological Society of America Received: 10 Dec 2013 Revision Received: 10 Feb 2014 Accepted: 13 Feb 2014 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Online ISSN: 1943-2682 Print ISSN: 0091-7613 © 2014 Geological Society of America Geology (2014) 42 (5): 407–410. https://doi.org/10.1130/G35369.1 Article history Received: 10 Dec 2013 Revision Received: 10 Feb 2014 Accepted: 13 Feb 2014 First Online: 09 Mar 2017 Cite View This Citation Add to Citation Manager Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Email Permissions Search Site Citation Zhuo Feng, Tao Su, Ji-Yuan Yang, Yu-Xuan Chen, Hai-Bo Wei, Jing Dai, Yun Guo, Jian-Rong Liu, Jia-Hui Ding; Evidence for insect-mediated skeletonization on an extant fern family from the Upper Triassic of China. Geology 2014;; 42 (5): 407–410. doi: https://doi.org/10.1130/G35369.1 Download citation file: Ris (Zotero) Refmanager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search All ContentBy SocietyGeology Search Advanced Search Abstract Leaf skeletonization represents a distinctive form of insect feeding behavior. It commonly occurs in angiosperm leaves after their initial appearance during the Early Cretaceous. This type of feeding behavior rarely has been documented in pre-Mesozoic fossils. We describe the earliest evidence of insect-skeletonized leaves of Dictyophyllum nathorstii Zeiller, affiliated with the extant fern family Dipteridaceae in the Late Triassic Yipinglang flora from southwestern China. The skeletonization generally is located adjacent to the pinna rachilla of the distal free portion of the leaf. In the skeletonized area, the interveinal tissue is completely removed, exposing the pinna rachilla, pinnule midveins, and lateral veins. Most nonvascular tissue has been removed between the vascular bundles, the latter forming polygonal meshes of varying size. Our report of insect-mediated skeletonization of fern leaves from southwestern China fills a spatiotemporal gap in the published data on the paleogeographical distribution and stratigraphic occurrence of plant–arthropod associations, and indicates an antagonistic relationship between a fern host and its insect herbivore. You do not have access to this content, please speak to your institutional administrator if you feel you should have access.