Amber fossil proves Cretaceous beetle ate pollen of flowering plants
Washington DC (UPI) Apr 12, 2021
A newly discovered mid-Cretaceous amber fossil suggests an early beetle species, Pelretes vivificus, visited flowering plants and ate their pollen. Today, the majority of pollination services for both crops and wild plants are provided by bees and butterflies, but less is known about the identities of the planet's earliest pollinators. Previous fossils have shown flies were activ