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Trace Fossils of Plant-Arthropod Interactions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 July 2017

Andrew C. Scott
Andrew C. Scott*
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Geology Department, Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX, United Kingdom
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An examination of any modern terrestrial ecosystem will reveal a vast array of arthropod (particularly insect) — plant interactions. It has been calculated that there are more than one million extant insect species, more than 400,000 plant species, and that the total number of their interactions exceeds their combined total. Studies of the co-evolution of insects and plants have indicated that the development of these interactions must have taken considerable time (Southwood, 1973, 1985; Strong et al., 1984). For example, the evolution of the angiosperms (flowering plants) and insects are seen to be closely interlinked (Friis et al., 1987).

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Short Courses in Paleontology , Volume 5: Trace Fossils , 1992 , pp. 197 - 223
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Copyright © 1992 Paleontological Society 

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