Insect egg sets on angiosperm leaves from the Lower Cretaceous of Negev, Israel

Krassilov, Valentin; Silantieva, Natalia; Hellmund, Meinolf; Hellmund, Winfried

doi:10.1016/j.cretres.2006.11.004

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“…More recent, better-defined, endophytic oviposition damage, attributable to particular modern lineages, becomes abundant during the Cretaceous and especially the Cenozoic (Hellmund and Hellmund, 1991, 1993, 1996a, 1996b, 1996c, 1998, 2002aLewis, 1992;Labandeira, 2002aLabandeira, , 2002bLabandeira et al, 2002;Peñal-ver and Declòs, 2004;Vasilenko, 2005Vasilenko, , 2008Vasilenko and Rasnitsyn, 2007;Krassilov et al, 2007;Krassilov and Silantieva, 2008). As in Triassic and Jurassic examples of oviposition, Cretaceous and Cenozoic material is attributed commonly to the Odonata, or occasionally to other groups such as the Diptera, Lepidoptera, Coleoptera, Hymenoptera and Hemiptera (Krassilov and Silantieva, 2008).…”

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“…Several Paleozoic examples have been documented on sphenopsid stems from the Late Pennsylvanian of France (Béthoux et al, 2004) and the Middle Permian of Germany (Roselt, 1954), and especially on glossopterid leaves from the Late Permian of Australia (Beattie, 2007), South Africa (Prevec et al, 2009), India (Bunbury, 1861;Banerji, 2004), and Brazil (Adami-Rodrigues et al, 2004). For the Mesozoic, oviposition has been recorded for a variety of sphenopsids and seed plants from the Middle and Late Triassic of Germany and France (Kelber, 1988;Grauvogel-Stamm and Kelber, 1996), Chile (Gnaedinger et al, 2007) and Austria (Pott et al, 2007); the Early Jurassic of Germany (Van Konijnenburg-van Cittert and Schmeinßner, 1999); and the early Late Cretaceous of Israel (Krassilov et al, 2007) and Germany (Hellmund and Hellmund, 1996c). Cenozoic occurrences are known from the Eocene for Washington State in the United States (Lewis and Carroll, 1991;Labandeira, 2002aLabandeira, , 2002b and Spain (Peñalver and Delclòs, 2004), from the Oligocene of Germany (Hellmund and Hellmund, 1991, 1993, 1996a, 1996b, 1998, 2002bVan Konijnenburg-van Cittert and Schemießner, 1999), and from the early and late Miocene of Germany (Hellmund and Hellmund, 1996c, 2002a, 2002c.…”

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Odonatan endophytic oviposition from the Eocene of Patagonia: The ichnogenusPaleoovoidusand implications for behavioral stasis

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ABSTRACT-We document evidence of endophytic oviposition on fossil compression/impression leaves from the early Eocene Laguna del Hunco and middle Eocene Río Pichileufú floras of Patagonia, Argentina. Based on distinctive morphologies and damage patterns of elongate, ovoid, lens-, or teardrop-shaped scars in the leaves, we assign this insect damage to the ichnogenus Paleoovoidus, consisting of an existing ichnospecies, P. rectus, and two new ichnospecies, P. arcuatum and P. bifurcatus. In P. rectus, the scars are characteristically arranged in linear rows along the midvein; in P. bifurcatus, scars are distributed in double rows along the midvein and parallel to secondary veins; and in P. arcuatum, scars are deployed in rectilinear and arcuate rows. In some cases, the narrow, angulate end of individual scars bear a darkened region encompassing a circular hole or similar feature indicating ovipositor tissue penetration. A comparison to the structure and surface pattern of modern ovipositional damage on dicotyledonous leaves suggests considerable similarity to certain zygopteran Odonata. Specifically, members of the Lestidae probably produced P. rectus and P. bifurcatus, whereas species of Coenagrionidae were responsible for P. arcuatum. Both Patagonian localities represent an elevated diversity of potential fern, gymnosperm, and especially angiosperm hosts, the targets of all observed oviposition. However, we did not detect targeting of particular plant families. Our results indicate behavioral stasis for the three ovipositional patterns for at least 50 million years. Nevertheless, synonymy of these oviposition patterns with midMesozoic ichnospecies indicates older origins for these distinctive modes of oviposition.

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Odonatan endophytic oviposition from the Eocene of Patagonia: The ichnogenusPaleoovoidusand implications for behavioral stasis

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“…Most of these structures are preserved as elliptical or spindle-shaped 'scars' on fossil leaf impressions, are arranged in a regular or semi-regular manner and are considerably larger than the structures reported here, about 2-3 mm long and 1-1.5 mm wide. By comparison with modern material, the ovipositions have been interpreted as deposited by insects from order Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) (e.g., Gnaedinger et al 2014;Grauvogel-Stamm and Kelber 1996;Krassilov et al 2007;McLoughlin 2011;Moisan et al 2012;Popa and Zaharia 2011;van Konijnenburg-van Cittert and Schmeissner 1999), although recent dragonflies and damselflies lay eggs that are smaller (Allen et al 1984;Grimaldi and Engel 2005). One previously published study of plant-insect association involving Jurassic ginkgoalean leaf macrofossils identifies the insects as belonging to order Mecoptera, but does not record ovipositions (Wang et al 2012).…”

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“…Fossilized invertebrate ichno-and crypto-remains, as well as traces including feeding damage, shelter mining and ovipositions in and on fossil leaves, add to knowledge of ancient terrestrial ecosystem function. Until recently, comprehensive studies had mostly been conducted on Cenozoic angiosperm floras (e.g., Wilf and Labandeira 1999;Smith 2008;Wappler 2010), but Mesozoic and Paleozoic plant-insect research is also rapidly increasing in volume (e.g., Béthoux et al 2004;Gnaedinger et al 2014;Krassilov et al 2007;McLoughlin 2011;Moisan et al 2012;Popa and Zaharia 2011;Sarzetti et al 2009;Wappler et al 2015). Only one previous study reports plantinsect association involving ginkgoalean fossil leaves, where body fossils (wings and abdomen) of mecopteran insects (scorpionflies and relatives) were reported mimicking Yimaia capituliformis ginkgoalean leaf macrofossils accurately, possibly as an anti-predator avoidance device or predatory strategy (Wang et al 2012).…”

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Evidence for Insect and Annelid Activity Across the Triassic-Jurassic Transition of East Greenland

Steinthorsdottir

Tosolini

McElwain

2015

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During a study of macroflora from the Astartekløft locality in Jameson Land, East Greenland, endophytic insect ovipositions (egg traces) belonging to ichnogenus Paleoovoidus were recorded for the first time in ginkgoalean (Ginkgoites, Sphenobaiera, and Baiera) fossil leaves across the Triassic-Jurassic (Tr-J) transition (ca. 200 Ma). The ovipositions may have been produced by insects in the order Odonata (dragonflies and damselflies) and are relatively more abundant before than after the Tr-J transition, possibly reflecting changes in plant-insect association. Fossil clitellate annelid (leech) cocoons were also discovered in a macerated sample from a single bed within the Tr-J transition. The cocoons belong to two species: Dictyothylakos pesslerae and Pilothylakos pilosus, extending the range of the latter genus from the Early Cretaceous to the Early Jurassic. This new evidence suggests that the ecosystem and food webs were profoundly affected by the environmental degradation surrounding the end-Triassic event (ETE), which was marked by faunal mass extinctions and floral turnover. Invertebrate ichno-and body fossils may add significantly to paleoenvironmental information provided by plant fossil assemblages, and therefore a protocol for recording evidence of invertebrate activity in paleobotanical research is suggested, including analyzing a standardized number of specimens for fossil traces and bulk maceration for discovery of invertebrate body fossils. More well-designed studies on Mesozoic plant-invertebrate associations are needed and will provide deeper knowledge about the structure and evolution of complex ecosystems.

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“…Neocalamites comprises many species of Carnian to Jurassic age (Pott et al. 2008; Harris 1961); the genus apparently disappeared in the Late Jurassic (Krassilov et al. 2007).…”

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The Rhaetian flora of Rögla, northern Scania, Sweden

Pott

McLoughlin

2011

Palaeontology

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Rögla is the northernmost locality yielding Mesozoic plant fossils in Scania, southern Sweden, and is one of the northernmost Rhaetian assemblages in Europe. The assemblage consists of over 500 specimens collected 50-60 years ago, of which 139 yielded identifiable plant remains referable to 15 plant species; another 19 specimens are tentatively assigned to four species because of their fragmentary preservation. The flora includes sphenophytes, ferns, cycads, bennettitaleans, seed ferns of uncertain alliance, conifers and some leaf remains that are tentatively assigned to ginkgophytes based on their epidermal anatomy. The species-level composition of the assemblage is consistent with a Rhaetian age and is similar to well-known floras from nearby Höganäs and Bjuv, except for the absence of cycads belonging to Nilssonia, which are very common in most other Scanian floras. The fossil assemblage is interpreted to derive from multistorey vegetation occupying moist habitats on a coastal plain. Strong affinities are evident with the coeval floras of Jameson Land, Greenland, reinforcing the concept of a distinctive North Atlantic floristic sub-province at the close of the Triassic.

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Insect egg sets on angiosperm leaves from the Lower Cretaceous of Negev, Israel

Cited by 27 publications

References 11 publications

Odonatan endophytic oviposition from the Eocene of Patagonia: The ichnogenusPaleoovoidusand implications for behavioral stasis

Odonatan endophytic oviposition from the Eocene of Patagonia: The ichnogenusPaleoovoidusand implications for behavioral stasis

Evidence for Insect and Annelid Activity Across the Triassic-Jurassic Transition of East Greenland

The Rhaetian flora of Rögla, northern Scania, Sweden

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