New insect pupation chambers (Pupichnia) from the Upper Cretaceous of Patagonia, Argentina

Cretaceous Research

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 545-559

  Genise, Jorge F ^a   Melchor, Ricardo N ^b   Bellosi, Eduardo S ^c   González, Mirta G ^c   Krause, Marcelo ^d  

^a MUSEO PALEONTOLÓGICO EGIDIO FERUGLIO   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PAMPA   (Argentina)

^c MUSEO ARGENTINO DE CIENCIAS NATURALES BERNARDINO RIVADAVIA   (Argentina)

^d UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE LA PATAGONIA SAN JUAN BOSCO   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Insect pupation chambers; Late Cretaceous; Patagonia; Pupichnia; Wasp cocoons

Indexed keywords

COCOON; CRETACEOUS; GROWTH RATE; INSECT; MICROMORPHOLOGY; NEW RECORD; PALEOSOL; PUPATION; TRACE FOSSIL;

PATAGONIA; SOUTH AMERICA;

COLEOPTERA; COPRINISPHAERIDAE; HEXAPODA; PALLICHNIDAE; PALLICHNUS;

EID: 34248645968     PISSN: 01956671     EISSN: 1095998X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2006.08.007     Document Type: Article

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