Beyond Coprinisphaera : fossil nests of dung beetles
2018; Wiley; Volume: 51; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1111/let.12258
ISSN1502-3931
AutoresLiliana F. Cantil, M. Victoria Sánchez, Eduardo S. Bellosi, Jorge F. Genise,
Tópico(s)Botany and Geology in Latin America and Caribbean
ResumoLethaiaVolume 51, Issue 3 p. 444-455 Original Article Beyond Coprinisphaera: fossil nests of dung beetles Liliana F. Cantil, Corresponding Author Liliana F. Cantil cantil@macn.gov.ar orcid.org/0000-0002-7535-7333 División Icnología, CONICET-Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 'Bernardino Rivadavia', Av. Ángel Gallardo 470, 1405 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this authorM. Victoria Sánchez, M. Victoria Sánchez mvsanchez@macn.gov.ar División Icnología, CONICET-Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 'Bernardino Rivadavia', Av. Ángel Gallardo 470, 1405 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this authorEduardo S. Bellosi, Eduardo S. Bellosi ebellosi@sei.com.ar División Icnología, CONICET-Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 'Bernardino Rivadavia', Av. Ángel Gallardo 470, 1405 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this authorJorge F. Genise, Jorge F. Genise jgenise@macn.gov.ar División Icnología, CONICET-Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 'Bernardino Rivadavia', Av. Ángel Gallardo 470, 1405 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this author Liliana F. Cantil, Corresponding Author Liliana F. Cantil cantil@macn.gov.ar orcid.org/0000-0002-7535-7333 División Icnología, CONICET-Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 'Bernardino Rivadavia', Av. Ángel Gallardo 470, 1405 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this authorM. Victoria Sánchez, M. Victoria Sánchez mvsanchez@macn.gov.ar División Icnología, CONICET-Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 'Bernardino Rivadavia', Av. Ángel Gallardo 470, 1405 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this authorEduardo S. Bellosi, Eduardo S. Bellosi ebellosi@sei.com.ar División Icnología, CONICET-Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 'Bernardino Rivadavia', Av. Ángel Gallardo 470, 1405 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this authorJorge F. Genise, Jorge F. Genise jgenise@macn.gov.ar División Icnología, CONICET-Museo Argentino de Ciencias Naturales 'Bernardino Rivadavia', Av. Ángel Gallardo 470, 1405 Buenos Aires, ArgentinaSearch for more papers by this author First published: 28 January 2018 https://doi.org/10.1111/let.12258Citations: 3Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat Abstract Forty-two remains of fossil nests of dung beetles (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae: Scarabaeinae), which were recorded in four formations of the Cenozoic of South America, are described herein for the first time. Most of them are represented by nesting chambers containing a fossil brood ball (Coprinisphaera). However, in the most remarkable cases, parts of the burrows constructed by the parents and/or the vertical emergence burrows constructed by the offspring are preserved too. The preservation of the dung beetle nests is very unusual but more recurrent in younger formations probably because of the short-term action of the diagenetic processes. Considering that the construction of brood balls always involves the construction of nests, the ichnotaxonomical proposal is that the remains of fossil nests should be considered as 'structures associated with Coprinisphaera' and added to the diagnosis to avoid the proliferation of names. The study of the fossil nests provides new palaeoetological inferences for dung beetles, such as the Nesting Pattern of the trace makers of Coprinisphaera tonnii and Coprinisphaera akatanka, and how phylogenetically related were they with the extant necrophagous species of the genera Coprophanaeus and Canthon, respectively. Additionally, the fossil evidence suggests that simple nests of dung beetles predate compound nests. Citing Literature Volume51, Issue3July 2018Pages 444-455 RelatedInformation
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