Re: Dinosaur parasites

[Phil Bigelow <bigelowp@juno.com>]

On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 10:39:36 -0700 (PDT) Glen Ledingham
<glenled@yahoo.com> writes:

> Could that have anything to do with the evolution of
> grass?


And quite possibly the evolution of klingons (or more accurately,
"cling-ons").

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> --- 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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