However, this relationship has not been systematically addressed, and the consistent correlation in the fossil record of total and endophytic DTR strongly suggests that it may be significant [3] , [9] .
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Insect leaf-chewing damage tracks herbivore richness in modern and ancient forests.
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Spearman's rank-order correlations between each fossil site and the pooled extant sites were all highly significant ( Table S4 ), indicating that the ranking of DTs in the Cretaceous and Paleogene floras is broadly similar to that of DTs most commonly induced by our living insect species.