The use of the functional feeding group–damage type system for analyzing arthropod and
pathogen interactions with plants has transformed our understanding of herbivory in fossil …

Insect and mite galls on land plants have a spotty but periodically rich and abundant fossil
record of damage types (DTs), ichnotaxa, and informally described gall morphotypes. The …

A typical fossil flora examined for insect herbivory contains a few hundred leaves and a
dozen or two insect damage types. Paleontologists employ a wide variety of metrics to …

Ferns are a model plant group for comparing insect herbivory between modern and deep
time assemblages. We assessed fern–arthropod interactions in a modern marsh to reveal …

This study aims to quantify the intensity and diversity of plant-insect associations observed in
the fossil assemblage of Gelinden, Limburg, Belgium. The site yields a rich collection of well …

Ferns were among the first broadleaved plants in the fossil record. We assessed fern-
arthropod interactions in modern ferns (Monilophyta) as a model for comparison with …

Plant–insect interactions in the fossil record are, as yet, sparsely known and understudied.
Here, we document evidence of a new type of insect skeletonization on Abroma augustum …

Premise of research. Melastomataceae are a diverse and primarily tropical family with a
particularly sparse fossil record. Various biogeographic interpretations based on …

Modern Neotropical rainforests are characterized by the high intensity and host specificity
with which insects feed on plants. Previous studies have shown that, during the middle–late …

Abstract The Upper Cretaceous fossil record of insects in northern South America is almost
unknown. Here we describe two fossil insects from the Chipaque Formation of (Cenomanian …