V. S. Smith, Tom Ford, Kevin Johnson, Paul Johnson, Kazunori Yoshizawa, & Roderic D. M. Page. The Diversification of Lice: Age

1. The Diversification of
Lice: Age
Vincent S. Smith
with Tom Ford, Kevin Johnson, Paul
Johnson, Kazunori Yoshizawa, and
Roderic D. M. Page

2. First fossil louse
• 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.

3. First fossil louse
Wappler, Smith Dalgleish
Proc. R. Soc., 2004.

4. First fossil louse
Wappler, Smith Dalgleish
Proc. R. Soc., 2004.