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Insect Fossil Record

The Insect Fossil Record is the systematic documentation of preserved remains, impressions, and traces of insects in geological strata, serving as the primary physical evidence for the temporal distribution, morphological evolution, and paleoecological history of insects throughout Earth's history.

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2017–2026

702

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Fossil Record Of Insects

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Family-Group Names In Coleoptera (Insecta)

Patrice Bouchard, Yves Bousquet, Anthony Davies et al. · ZooKeys · 2011 · 1.1K citations · Full text

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A Total-Evidence Approach to Dating with Fossils, Applied to the Early Radiation of the Hymenoptera

Fredrik Ronquist, Seraina Klopfstein, Lars Vilhelmsen et al. · Systematic Biology · 2012 · 964 citations · Full text

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Seasonal temperatures in Britain during the past 22,000 years, reconstructed using beetle remains

T. C. Atkinson, Keith R. Briffa, G. Russell Coope · Nature · 1987 · 763 citations

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Laetoli: A Pliocene Site in Northern Tanzania.

Ronald Singer, Mary D. Leakey, John Harris · Man · 1988 · 608 citations

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Phylogenomics reveals the evolutionary timing and pattern of butterflies and moths

Akito Y. Kawahara, David Plotkin, Marianne Espeland et al. · Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences · 2019 · 560 citations · Full text

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  1. DA
    David A. Grimaldi

    American Museum of Natural History, United States

    91 publications · 5.1K citations

    42

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  2. MS
    Michael S. Engel

    American Museum of Natural History, United States

    187 publications · 7.4K citations

    41

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  3. CC
    Conrad C. Labandeira

    University of Maryland, College Park, United States

    70 publications · 5K citations

    39

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  4. AN
    André Nel

    Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique, France

    181 publications · 5K citations

    36

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  5. DR
    Dong Ren

    Capital Normal University, China

    221 publications · 5.4K citations

    34

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Institutions

1.6K

  1. American Museum of Natural History

    New York, United States

    53 h-index

    365 publications

    18K citations

  2. Natural History Museum

    London, United Kingdom

    42 h-index

    209 publications

    9.1K citations

  3. University of Kansas

    Lawrence, United States

    42 h-index

    236 publications

    9.1K citations

  4. Smithsonian Institution

    Washington, United States

    41 h-index

    151 publications

    10.9K citations

  5. Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

    Paris, France

    39 h-index

    452 publications

    15.8K citations

  6. Nanjing Institute of Geology and Paleontology

    Nanjing, China

    37 h-index

    626 publications

    17K citations

  7. Chinese Academy of Sciences

    Beijing, China

    37 h-index

    681 publications

    18.4K citations

  8. National Museum of Natural History

    Washington, United States

    37 h-index

    148 publications

    9K citations

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Venues

  1. Cretaceous Research

    285 publications · 6.1K citations

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  2. Biodiversity Heritage Library (Smithsonian Institution)

    Repository · 205 publications · 5.2K citations

    33

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  3. Palaeogeography Palaeoclimatology Palaeoecology

    52 publications · 2.3K citations

    30

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  4. American Museum Novitates

    62 publications · 2.5K citations

    28

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  5. Journal of Paleontology

    96 publications · 2.8K citations

    28

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