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Article: Jumping bristletails (Insecta, Archaeognatha) from the Lower Cretaceous amber of Lebanon

Papers in Palaeontology - Volume 5 Issue 4 - Cover
Publication: Papers in Palaeontology
Volume: 5
Part: 4
Publication Date: November 2019
Page(s): 679 697
Author(s): Alba Sánchez‐García, Enrique Peñalver, Xavier Delclòs, and Michael S. Engel
DOI: 10.1002/spp2.1261
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How to Cite

SáNCHEZ‐GARCíA, A., PEñALVER, E., DELCLòS, X., ENGEL, M.S. 2019. . Papers in Palaeontology, 5, 4, 679-697. DOI: /doi/10.1002/spp2.1261

Author Information

  • Alba Sánchez‐García - Departament de Dinàmica de la Terra i de l'Oceà & Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio) Facultat de Ciències de la Terra Universitat de Barcelona Martí i Franquès s/n 08028 Barcelona Spain
  • Enrique Peñalver - Museo Geominero Instituto Geológico y Minero de España Cirilo Amorós 42 46004 Valencia Spain
  • Xavier Delclòs - Departament de Dinàmica de la Terra i de l'Oceà & Institut de Recerca de la Biodiversitat (IRBio) Facultat de Ciències de la Terra Universitat de Barcelona Martí i Franquès s/n 08028 Barcelona Spain
  • Michael S. Engel - Division of Invertebrate Zoology American Museum of Natural History Central Park West at 79th Street New York NY 10024‐5192 USA
  • Michael S. Engel - Division of Entomology Natural History Museum, & Department of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology University of Kansas 1501 Crestline Drive Lawrence KS 66045‐4415 USA

Publication History

  • Issue published online: 19 October 2019
  • Manuscript Accepted: 04 February 2019
  • Manuscript Received: 14 September 2018

Funded By

Spanish Ministry of Economy and Competitiveness. Grant Numbers: AEI/FEDER, UE Grant CGL2017‐84419 CRE, AMBERIA CGL2014‐52163
European Community Research Infrastructure Action (SYNTHESIS Project). Grant Number: FR‐TAF‐3362
Spanish Ministry of Science, Innovation and Universities

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Abstract

Jumping bristletails (order Archaeognatha), the basalmost order of extant insects, include some of the earliest fossil records among hexapods, yet their overall geological occurrence remains sparse and has provided little insight into their evolution. The earliest representatives of crown‐group bristletails are those in Lebanese amber (Cretaceous), hitherto known only from a single species. Here we significantly expand the known fossil record of Archaeognatha, and from the prolific Lower Cretaceous (Barremian) deposits of Lebanon. One new genus and species, Glaesimeinertellus intermedius gen. et sp. nov., and one new species, Macropsontus bachae sp. nov., are described and figured from Hammana amber, whereas one additional Macropsontus species, M. azari sp. nov., and one meinertellid morphotype are described and figured from Al‐Rihan amber. The new taxa are compared with their modern and fossil relatives. Collectively, the new taxa render the Archaeognatha fauna from Lebanese amber the earliest with sufficient preservation to provide character data comparable to modern forms, highlighting the considerable morphological conservatism within the order.

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