Ticks parasitised feathered dinosaurs as revealed by Cretaceous amber assemblages

Fossils of ticks are rare, and little is known about their ancient hosts. Here, Peñalver and colleagues describe ticks in Cretaceous amber, including representatives of the new family Deinocrotonidae, which are associated with a dinosaur feather and nest biota.

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Auteurs principaux: Enrique Peñalver, Antonio Arillo, Xavier Delclòs, David Peris, David A. Grimaldi, Scott R. Anderson, Paul C. Nascimbene, Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente
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Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/faef5c49647243d2a508715af9d6adb0
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