How Pollination Got Going Twice

The world of the Jurassic was a lot like ours - similar interactions between plants and insects were happening, but the players have changed over time. Because it looks like pollination by insects actually got going twice.

Thanks to Franz Anthony for the excellent reconstructions of the scorpionfly, true fly, and false blister beetle! https://franzanth.com

And we appreciate Dr. Conrad C. Labandeira (NMNH, Smithsonian Institution) and Dr. Bo WANG (Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology, Chinese Academy of Sciences) for their help with this episode!

More information regarding the guidance on Burmese amber from the Society of Vertebrate Paleontology: https://vertpaleo.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/SVP-Letter-to-paleontological-community-on-Myanmar-Amber_FINAL.pdf

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