A fossil bee from Early Cretaceous Burmese amber

被引:73
作者
Poinar, G. O., Jr.
Danforth, B. N. [1 ]
机构
[1] Cornell Univ, Dept Entomol, Ithaca, NY 14853 USA
[2] Oregon State Univ, Dept Zool, Corvallis, OR 97331 USA
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D O I
10.1126/science.1134103
中图分类号
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要
A fossil bee carrying traces of pollen in 100-million-year-old amber shows that bees originated in the Cretaceous at a time of rapid diversification of angiosperms.
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页码:614 / 614
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