Ancient bug-bitten leaves from the early Miocene of Ethiopia elucidate the impacts of climate and plant nutrient concentrations on insect herbivore communities

Team members: Ellen D. Currano^a,b and Bonnie F. Jacobs^c

^aDepartment of Botany, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071 USA; ^bDepartment of Geology & Geophysics, University of Wyoming, 1000 E. University Ave, Laramie, WY 82071 USA; ^cHuffington Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, 3225 Daniel Ave, Dallas, TX 75275 USA

Keywords: Insect damage, Mush Valley, legume, nitrogen-fixing plants, Paleoherbivory