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Problematic fossils from the Upper Cretaceous of western Bulgaria might be the first record of Mesozoic insects in the country

Year: 2024

Type: article

Abstract: Recent work at the Upper Cretaceous vertebrate locality near the town of Tran, western Bulgaria, brought to light a diverse assemblage of plant mesofossils and other microfossils of uncertain systematic affinities. Here we briefly report on 18 problematic specimens that share a striking morphological similarity to the Late Cretaceous Knoblochia cretacea, an ichnotaxon thought to be an insect egg. This material appears to represent the first record of Mesozoic insects from Bulgaria.

Source: Review of the Bulgarian Geological Society

DOI: 10.52215/rev.bgs.2024.85.3.73

Authors: Vladimir Nikolov, Nikolay Simov, Ştefan Vasile, Zoltan Csiki-Sava, Docho Dochev, Marlena Yaneva, Ralitsa Bogdanova, Latinka Hristova

Institutions: Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, National Museum of Natural History, University of Bucharest, Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski", Geological Institute Strashimir Dimitrov

Language: English

Topic: Fossil Insects in Amber

Subfield: Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences

Domain: Life Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: Jurassic Foundation, Bulgarian National Science Fund

OpenAlex ID: W4405566521

FWCI: 0.38

Cites: 9

Cited by: 1

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