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2004.V Smith.Dino Lice

by Vincent Smith on May 10, 2008

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Did dinosaurs have lice?

Did dinosaurs have lice?

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Did dinosaurs have lice? Vince Smith, Tom Ford, Kevin Johnson*, Paul Johnson & Rod Page University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK *Illinois Natural History Survey, USA
Fossil Lice • Collected Eckfeld maar near Eifel, Germany • Middle Eocene (Middle Lutetian, 44.3±0.4 Ma) • First fossil louse • Completes ordinal representation of fossil insects • Excellent preservation • Phylogenetic affinities with modern feather lice Wappler, Smith & Dalgleish, Proc.R.Soc., 2004.
Fossil Lice Wappler, Smith & Dalgleish, Proc.R.Soc., 2004.
Fossil Lice Wappler, Smith & Dalgleish, Proc.R.Soc., 2004.