Re: Dinosaur parasites

["Richard W. Travsky" <rtravsky@uwyo.edu>]

On Fri, 28 Apr 2006, Dann Pigdon wrote:
> Now I have an image of an Iguanodon scooting across the ground on it's
> backside like a dog on carpet. :)

Thanks a lot, now I do too...

> On Thu, 27 Apr 2006 13:36:02 -0500, Tim Williams wrote
> > That thumb-spike could have been useful for scratching...  ;-)
> >
> > Poinar G. & Boucot, A.J. (2006) Evidence of intestinal parasites of
> > dinosaurs. Parasitology. 20: 1-5 [Epub ahead of print]
> >
> > Abstract: "Protozoan cysts and helminth eggs preserved in a
> > coprolite from the Early Cretaceous Bernissart _Iguanodon_ shaft in
> > Belgium demonstrate that representatives of 3 phyla parasitized
> > dinosaurs by that period. These fossil parasite stages are described
> > and their possible effect on dinosaurs discussed. These findings
> > represent the earliest fossil records of protozoan and helminth
> > parasites of terrestrial vertebrates."