The Unsolved Mystery Of The Origin of Insect Wings

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How did insects get their wings? Evolutionary biology isn't entirely clear

Chapters
00:00 Introduction
01:19 Insect Fossils
02:42 Types of Tehories
03:58 Origin Theory 1
08:00 Origin Theory 2
10:21 Origin Theory 3

Articles: https://www.nature.com/articles/s42003-023-05568-6
Prokop, J., Rosová, K., Leipner, A. et al. Thoracic and abdominal outgrowths in early pterygotes: a clue to the common ancestor of winged insects?. Commun Biol 6, 1262 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s42003-023-05568-6

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC3801059/#r9
Clark-Hachtel CM, Linz DM, Tomoyasu Y. Insights into insect wing origin provided by functional analysis of vestigial in the red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2013 Oct 15;110(42):16951-6. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1304332110. Epub 2013 Oct 1. PMID: 24085843; PMCID: PMC3801059.