Re: Dinosaur parasites

[Dann Pigdon <dannj@alphalink.com.au>]

Phil Bigelow wrote:
> Do any coprolites from this unit *lack* evidence of these particular
> parasites?  This form of infection could just as easily be the norm.
> Extant hosts often live full, healthy lives while putting up with the
> annoyance of intestinal worms.
> 

That could be the case - then again, one of the PDF links I posted was
to a paper that discusses self-medication amongst extant animals, where
they only eat certain plants to rid themselves of internal parasites
(and not at any other time).

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Dann Pigdon
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