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The robustness of some Carboniferous fossil leaf venation networks to simulated damage
(royalsocietypublishing.org)
Interesting paper... I'm not an expert in this field, so I might be wrong. But aren't insects larger in the Carboniferous? I assume larger insects would have larger mouthparts that can deal more damage to leaf networks. I wonder if we see the advantage of having this sort of reticulated venation decrease with larger damage areas