Evidence of oribatid mite detritivory in Antarctica during the late Paleozoic and Mesozoic
Despite their importance in breaking down lignified tissue today, much is still unknown about the role of mites in the fossil record, especially with reference to the Paleozoic–Mesozoic transition. This study examines permineralized peat from three localities in the central Transantarctic Mountains,...
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crcambridgeupr:10.1017/s002233600004395x 2024-09-15T17:47:59+00:00 Evidence of oribatid mite detritivory in Antarctica during the late Paleozoic and Mesozoic Kellogg, Derek W. Taylor, Edith L. 2004 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s002233600004395x https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S002233600004395X en eng Cambridge University Press (CUP) https://www.cambridge.org/core/terms Journal of Paleontology volume 78, issue 6, page 1146-1153 ISSN 0022-3360 1937-2337 journal-article 2004 crcambridgeupr https://doi.org/10.1017/s002233600004395x 2024-07-31T04:04:39Z Despite their importance in breaking down lignified tissue today, much is still unknown about the role of mites in the fossil record, especially with reference to the Paleozoic–Mesozoic transition. This study examines permineralized peat from three localities in the central Transantarctic Mountains, ranging in age from Permian to Jurassic, for evidence of diversity and abundance of wood-boring mites. Evidence of mites, in the form of coprolites and tunnels in wood and other tissues, was found at all three localities; the Triassic site included more than 10 times as many wood borings as the Permian site. Our results supplement prior evidence of wood-boring mites during the Mesozoic and thereby fill in the known geologic range of this plant/animal interaction. Article in Journal/Newspaper Antarc* Antarctica Mite Cambridge University Press Journal of Paleontology 78 6 1146 1153 |
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Despite their importance in breaking down lignified tissue today, much is still unknown about the role of mites in the fossil record, especially with reference to the Paleozoic–Mesozoic transition. This study examines permineralized peat from three localities in the central Transantarctic Mountains, ranging in age from Permian to Jurassic, for evidence of diversity and abundance of wood-boring mites. Evidence of mites, in the form of coprolites and tunnels in wood and other tissues, was found at all three localities; the Triassic site included more than 10 times as many wood borings as the Permian site. Our results supplement prior evidence of wood-boring mites during the Mesozoic and thereby fill in the known geologic range of this plant/animal interaction. |
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Kellogg, Derek W. Taylor, Edith L. Evidence of oribatid mite detritivory in Antarctica during the late Paleozoic and Mesozoic |
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Evidence of oribatid mite detritivory in Antarctica during the late Paleozoic and Mesozoic |
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Evidence of oribatid mite detritivory in Antarctica during the late Paleozoic and Mesozoic |
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Evidence of oribatid mite detritivory in Antarctica during the late Paleozoic and Mesozoic |
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Evidence of oribatid mite detritivory in Antarctica during the late Paleozoic and Mesozoic |
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Evidence of oribatid mite detritivory in Antarctica during the late Paleozoic and Mesozoic |
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evidence of oribatid mite detritivory in antarctica during the late paleozoic and mesozoic |
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