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Unique leaf mimicry in Jurassic insects

文献类型:期刊论文

作者Fu, Yanzhe2,3; Dong, Chong3; Fabrikant, Dolev2; Cai, Chenyang3; Haug, Carolin1,2; Haug, Joachim T.1,2; Huang, Diying3
刊名GEOLOGY
出版日期2025-08-28
页码5
ISSN号0091-7613
DOI10.1130/G53399.1
英文摘要

Animals have evolved diverse defensive strategies under selective pressures, with mimicry being a crucial survival strategy for insects. Leaf mimicry is widespread in modern ecosystems, yet its fossil record remains sparse, often lacking direct evidence of target plant or clear morphological adaptations. We report three novel cases of leaf mimicry in Jurassic orthopterans (grasshoppers and crickets, including katydids) (Prophalangopsidae) from the Daohugou biota (ca. 163.5 Ma, northeastern China), in which the forewings exhibit highly specialized contrasting color patterns that closely resemble the abundantly co-occurring bennettitalean (extinct seed-bearing, cycad-like group) leaves. These cases provide the first unambiguous evidence in which both the mimicking insects and their plant models are preserved in the same bedding plane. It represents the first known instance of orthopteran mimicry in the Jurassic, fills a gap in the fossil record, and suggests that leaf mimicry has been a longstanding adaptive strategy in Orthoptera, independently evolving across different lineages throughout geological history. This finding highlights the dynamic interplay between plant community succession, predation pressures, and insect defensive strategies, expanding our understanding of the ecological significance and evolution of leaf mimicry in orthopterans.

WOS关键词INNER-MONGOLIA ; DAOHUGOU BEDS ; CHINA ; ORTHOPTERA ; BENNETTITALES ; CAMOUFLAGE
资助项目National Key Research and Development Program of China[2024YFF0807601] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41925008] ; National Natural Science Foundation of China[41688103] ; Jiangsu Funding Program for Excellent Postdoctoral Talent (Jiangsu, China) ; Volkswagen Foundation (Hannover, Germany) ; Lichtenberg Professorship
WOS研究方向Geology
语种英语
WOS记录号WOS:001567660300001
出版者GEOLOGICAL SOC AMER, INC
资助机构National Key Research and Development Program of China ; National Natural Science Foundation of China ; Jiangsu Funding Program for Excellent Postdoctoral Talent (Jiangsu, China) ; Volkswagen Foundation (Hannover, Germany) ; Lichtenberg Professorship
源URL[http://ir.nigpas.ac.cn/handle/332004/45577]  
专题中国科学院南京地质古生物研究所
通讯作者Huang, Diying
作者单位1.LMU, GeoBio Ctr, Richard Wagner Str 10, D-80333 Munich, Germany
2.Ludwig Maximilians Univ Munchen, Bioctr, Grosshaderner Str 2, D-82152 Planegg Martinsried, Germany
3.Chinese Acad Sci, State Key Lab Palaeobiol & Stratig, Nanjing Inst Geol & Palaeontol, Nanjing 210008, Peoples R China
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Fu, Yanzhe,Dong, Chong,Fabrikant, Dolev,et al. Unique leaf mimicry in Jurassic insects[J]. GEOLOGY,2025:5.
APA Fu, Yanzhe.,Dong, Chong.,Fabrikant, Dolev.,Cai, Chenyang.,Haug, Carolin.,...&Huang, Diying.(2025).Unique leaf mimicry in Jurassic insects.GEOLOGY,5.
MLA Fu, Yanzhe,et al."Unique leaf mimicry in Jurassic insects".GEOLOGY (2025):5.

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来源:南京地质古生物研究所

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