Culture, sciences et société
Une conférence intitulée « The History of Insects: Insights from Japanese Fossil Sites » aura lieu jeudi 13 février à 17h30 à la Maison France Japon. Elle sera donné par le Dr Nozomu Oyama Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN) – CNRS – Sorbonne Université.
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Conférence tout public, en anglais
Résumé :
Insects are the largest group among terrestrial taxa and have played crucial roles in ecosystems as producers, consumers, and decomposers. The oldest known insect fossil, dating back approximately 400 million years to the Devonian period, was discovered in Scotland. Since their appearance, insects have achieved remarkable diversity over time. Fossil records are vital for directly understanding their evolutionary history. Globally, numerous paleoentomologists and fossil deposits have contributed to the study of insect history, but many questions remain unresolved. In Japan, while there are many significant fossil insect localities, there are no paleoentomologists specializing in the Mesozoic period (commonly referred to as the “Dinosaur Period,” approximately 230–65 million years ago).
In this presentation, I will introduce the evolutionary history of insects in relation to Japan's fossil insect localities.
