Integrated phylogenomics and fossil data illuminate the evolution of beetles
C. Cai, E. Tihelka, M. Giacomelli, J. F. Lawrence, A. Slipinski, R. Kundrata, S. Yamamoto, M. K. Thayer, A. F. Newton, R. A. B. Leschen, M. L. Gimmel, L. Lu, M. S. Engel, D. Huang, D. Pisani, P. C. J. Donoghue
This paper integrates phylogenomic data and fossil records to refine the evolutionary timescale and classification of beetles, revealing a late Carboniferous origin and Cretaceous diversification.
bioRxiv · Sep 22, 2021Zoology