Specialized springtail predation by Loricera beetles: An example of evolutionary stasis across the K-Pg extinction

• Yan-Da Li,
• Erik Tihelka,
• Michael S. Engel,
• Diying Huang,
• Chenyang Cai

Affiliations

Yan-Da Li

State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; Bristol Palaeobiology Group, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TQ, UK

Erik Tihelka

Department of Earth Sciences, University of Cambridge, Cambridge CB2 3EQ, UK; Bristol Palaeobiology Group, School of Earth Sciences, University of Bristol, Bristol BS8 1TQ, UK

Michael S. Engel

Division of Invertebrate Zoology, American Museum of Natural History, New York, NY 10024-5192, USA; Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima 15081, Perú; Departamento de Entomología, Museo de Historia Natural, Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos, Lima 15072, Perú

Diying Huang

State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China

Chenyang Cai

State Key Laboratory of Palaeobiology and Stratigraphy, Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Nanjing 210008, China; Corresponding author