Expanding the Mesozoic Record of Early Brachyceran Fly Larvae, including New Larval Forms with Chimera-Type Morphologies
Abstract
:Simple Summary
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Material
2.2. Documentation Methods
2.3. Measurements
3. Results
3.1. Short Descriptions of Specimens from Daohugou
3.2. Specimens of Stratiomyomorphan Morphotype 1 or Unclear Type
3.3. Specimens of Stratiomyomorphan Morphotype 2 or 7
3.4. Short Descriptions of Specimens of Elongate Chimera Morphotype
3.5. Short Descriptions of Specimen of Stouter Chimera Morphotype
3.6. Short Descriptions of Specimen of Crochet-Bearing Morphotype
4. Discussion
4.1. Additional Specimens of Known Morphotypes: Qiyia jurassica Chen et al., 2014
4.2. Additional Specimens of Known Morphotypes: Stratiomyomorpha
4.3. Identity of New Morphotypes: Elongate Chimera Morphotype
4.4. Identity of New Morphotypes: Stouter Chimera Morphotype
4.5. Identity of New Morphotypes: Crochet Bearing Morphotype
4.6. Palaeoecology and Entrapment of Aquatic Organisms in Amber
4.7. Seeming Rarity of Brachyceran Larvae in the Fossil Record
Author Contributions
Funding
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Amaral, A.P.; Haug, J.T.; Haug, C.; Linhart, S.; Müller, P.; Hammel, J.U.; Baranov, V. Expanding the Mesozoic Record of Early Brachyceran Fly Larvae, including New Larval Forms with Chimera-Type Morphologies. Insects 2024, 15, 270. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15040270
Amaral AP, Haug JT, Haug C, Linhart S, Müller P, Hammel JU, Baranov V. Expanding the Mesozoic Record of Early Brachyceran Fly Larvae, including New Larval Forms with Chimera-Type Morphologies. Insects. 2024; 15(4):270. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15040270
Chicago/Turabian StyleAmaral, André P., Joachim T. Haug, Carolin Haug, Simon Linhart, Patrick Müller, Jörg U. Hammel, and Viktor Baranov. 2024. "Expanding the Mesozoic Record of Early Brachyceran Fly Larvae, including New Larval Forms with Chimera-Type Morphologies" Insects 15, no. 4: 270. https://doi.org/10.3390/insects15040270