Insect Evolution: The Origin of Wings

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Insect Evolution: The Origin of Wings Andrew Ross  Current Biology  Volume 27, Issue 3, Pages R113-R115 (February 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2016.12.014 Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Early hexapods, showing adaptations for flight or propulsion into the air. (A) Lithomantis carbonarius, a palaeodictyopteran from the Upper Carboniferous of Scotland. Scale bar 10 mm. Photograph by Phil Crabb. Copyright Natural History Museum, London. (B) Abdomen of Rhyniella praecursor, a springtail from the Lower Devonian of Scotland. Scale bar 0.1 mm. Photograph by Peter York. Copyright Natural History Museum, London. (C) Idoptilus peachii, an early instar palaeodictyopteran nymph from the Upper Carboniferous of Scotland. Scale bar 5 mm. Photograph by Bill Crighton. Copyright National Museums Scotland, Edinburgh. Current Biology 2017 27, R113-R115DOI: (10.1016/j.cub.2016.12.014) Copyright © 2017 Elsevier Ltd Terms and Conditions