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Re: dung beetles
On Sun, 10 Apr 2005 15:20:23 -0700 (PDT) pheret <pheret@pheret.com>
writes:
> has anyone ever found a fossilized dung beetle (or a similar animal)
> in a
> dinosaur caprolite? and, if so, were they proportionately bigger
> than the
> elephant dung beetles? i bet they were pissed when the dinosaurs
> disappeared!
Dr. Karen Chin has found holes in paleo-plop that she attributes to a
dung beetle-esque insect. I believe she has yet to find the hole-maker.
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