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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Autores principales: 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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spelling oai:doaj.org-article:faef5c49647243d2a508715af9d6adb02021-12-02T14:41:59ZTicks parasitised feathered dinosaurs as revealed by Cretaceous amber assemblages10.1038/s41467-017-01550-z2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/faef5c49647243d2a508715af9d6adb02017-12-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-017-01550-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723Fossils 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.Enrique PeñalverAntonio ArilloXavier DelclòsDavid PerisDavid A. GrimaldiScott R. AndersonPaul C. NascimbeneRicardo Pérez-de la FuenteNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 8, Iss 1, Pp 1-13 (2017)
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Enrique Peñalver
Antonio Arillo
Xavier Delclòs
David Peris
David A. Grimaldi
Scott R. Anderson
Paul C. Nascimbene
Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente
Ticks parasitised feathered dinosaurs as revealed by Cretaceous amber assemblages
description 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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author Enrique Peñalver
Antonio Arillo
Xavier Delclòs
David Peris
David A. Grimaldi
Scott R. Anderson
Paul C. Nascimbene
Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente
author_facet Enrique Peñalver
Antonio Arillo
Xavier Delclòs
David Peris
David A. Grimaldi
Scott R. Anderson
Paul C. Nascimbene
Ricardo Pérez-de la Fuente
author_sort Enrique Peñalver
title Ticks parasitised feathered dinosaurs as revealed by Cretaceous amber assemblages
title_short Ticks parasitised feathered dinosaurs as revealed by Cretaceous amber assemblages
title_full Ticks parasitised feathered dinosaurs as revealed by Cretaceous amber assemblages
title_fullStr Ticks parasitised feathered dinosaurs as revealed by Cretaceous amber assemblages
title_full_unstemmed Ticks parasitised feathered dinosaurs as revealed by Cretaceous amber assemblages
title_sort ticks parasitised feathered dinosaurs as revealed by cretaceous amber assemblages
publisher Nature Portfolio
publishDate 2017
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