Beetle in the coconut: Fossil find sheds new light on Neotropical rainforests: South American fossil reveals earliest evidence of seed beetle predation in palm fruit - Science Daily

Tiny beetles that feed on fruit from the palm family may have developed their taste for coconuts long ago, according to a team of scientists studying suspected insect damage in a 60-million-year-old fossil.

Tiny beetles that feed on fruit from the palm family may have developed their taste for coconuts long ago, according to a Penn State-led team of scientists studying suspected insect damage in a 60-mi… [+3668 chars]

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