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New fossils in amber reveal that beetles fed on the feathers of dinosaurs about 105 million years ago. The exquisite specimens show one of the best supported examples of a close interaction between vertebrates and arthropods in the fossil record. The study has been published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.
Beetles fed on the feathers of dinosaurs around 105 million years ago, suggesting a symbiotic relationship between the two species.
Researchers studied amber containing the shed skin of beetle larvae tightly surrounded by portions of downy feathers from dinosaurs.
Researchers studied amber containing the shed skin of beetle larvae tightly surrounded by portions of downy feathers from dinosaurs.
Researchers studied amber containing the shed skin of beetle larvae tightly surrounded by portions of downy feathers from dinosaurs.