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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Lenguaje: | EN |
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Nature Portfolio
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://doaj.org/article/faef5c49647243d2a508715af9d6adb0 |
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