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
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| 出版日期 | 2025-08-28 |
| 页码 | 5 |
| ISSN号 | 0091-7613 |
| DOI | 10.1130/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 |
| 推荐引用方式 GB/T 7714 | 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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