Sounds from the Eocene: the first singing cicada from the Messel Pit, Germany

Abstract Cicadidae is one of the most species-rich insect families today. However, compared to the number of extant species, fossil records of Cicadidae are extremely limited. Among singing cicadas, the tribe Platypleurini within the Cicadinae subfamily is notable for its broad geographic distributi...

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Main Authors: Hui Jiang, Maxwell S. Moulds, Stephan M. Blank, Jes Rust, Sonja Wedmann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2025-04-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-94099-7
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