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Re: Dinosaur parasites
Could that have anything to do with the evolution of
grass?
Glen Ledingham
--- Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au> wrote:
> Now I have an image of an Iguanodon scooting across
> the ground on it's
> backside like a dog on carpet. :)
>
>
> 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."
>
> --
>
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> Dann Pigdon
> GIS / Archaeologist
> http://heretichides.soffiles.com
> Melbourne, Australia
> http://www.geocities.com/dannsdinosaurs
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