Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
Evidence of intestinal parasites of dinosaurs.
- Journal:
- Parasitology
- Year:
- 2006
- Authors:
- Poinar, G & Boucot, A J
- Affiliation:
- Department of Zoology · United States
Abstract
Protozoan cysts and helminth eggs preserved in a coprolite from the Early Cretaceous Bernissart Iguanodon shaft in Belgium demonstrate that representatives of 3 phyla parasitized dinosaurs by that period. These fossil parasite stages are described and their possible effect on dinosaurs discussed. These findings represent the earliest fossil records of protozoan and helminth parasites of terrestrial vertebrates.
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