New insects feeding on dinosaur feathers in mid-Cretaceous amber
Numerous feathered dinosaurs and early birds have been discovered from the Jurassic and Cretaceous, but the early evolution of feather-feeding insects is not clear. Here, Gao et al. describe a new family of ectoparasitic insects from 10 specimens found associated with feathers in mid-Cretaceous ambe...
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Nature Portfolio
2019
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| Online Access: | https://doaj.org/article/580751e26c7f4a61b8f5a67b645a4a2c |
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