[Geology2] Re: Jurassic-era fleas

Interesting point.
 
        Posted by: "MDerr44995@aol.com"
MDerr44995@aol.com   Date: Fri Mar 9, 2012 10:18 pm ((PST)) 
 
Since fleas have a preference for warm blooded creatures, which ones did
 
they infest 165 million years ago? Could giant fleas have infested warm
blooded dinosaurs? 
Mike 
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In a message dated 3/9/2012 9:54:34 P.M. Mountain Standard Time,
robert-blau@webtv.net writes: 
 
Chinese fossils bear evidence of Jurassic-era fleas Xinhua News Agency
[China], 2012-03-01 
Fossils discovered in north China have revealed the existence of giant
fleas dating back to the mid-Jurassic era, when dinosaurs still lived on
 
Earth, according to a report published Thursday on the website of the
scientific journal Nature. The fossils date back as far as 165 million
years, making them the oldest known evidence of fleas, according to
Huang Diying, a scientist conducting research on the fossils. 
 
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2012-03/01/c_131439818.htm 
 
Photos: 
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/photo/2012-03/01/c_131440831.htm 
 
 
 

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