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https://t.co/Gcu79FTiBn Ticks parasitised feathered dinosaurs as revealed by Cretaceous amber assemblages
https://t.co/Gcu79FTiBn Ticks parasitised feathered dinosaurs as revealed by Cretaceous amber assemblages
<p>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.</p>
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