Insect Diversity from the Carboniferous to Recent

Changes in insect biodiversity in terms of the number of families throughout the history of the class are described. The results are compared with those published recently by other researchers and possible reasons for observed differences are discussed. The main stages in the evolution of insect div...

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Published in:Paleontological journal 2018-11, Vol.52 (6), p.610-619
Main Authors: Dmitriev, V. Yu, Aristov, D. S., Bashkuev, A. S., Vasilenko, D. V., Vřsanský, P., Gorochov, A. V., Lukashevitch, E. D., Mostovski, M. B., Ponomarenko, A. G., Popov, Yu. A., Rasnitsyn, A. P., Sinitshenkova, N. D., Sukatsheva, I. D., Tarasenkova, M. M., Khramov, A. V., Shmakov, A. S.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biodiversity
Biological diversity
Biological evolution
Carboniferous
Earth and Environmental Science
Earth Sciences
Entomofauna
Evolutionary biology
Family
Geological time
Insects
Paleontology
Renewal
Species extinction
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Summary:Changes in insect biodiversity in terms of the number of families throughout the history of the class are described. The results are compared with those published recently by other researchers and possible reasons for observed differences are discussed. The main stages in the evolution of insect diversity are recognized. The per-family rates of the appearance and extinction of families, the mean longevity of families existing during certain periods of the geological time, and the rates of renewal of entomofauna are considered.
ISSN:0031-0301
1555-6174
DOI:10.1134/S0031030118060047