Rich diversity of present-day beetles may be due to extinction resistance

Wednesday, March 18, 2015 - 04:30 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Today's rich variety of beetles may be due to an historically low extinction rate rather than a high rate of new species emerging, according to a new study. These findings were revealed by combing through the fossil record.

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