A new ascarid species in cynodont coprolite dated of 240 million years
Cynodonts represent the transition from reptiles to mammals. They are classified as synapsids, or tetrapod animals with mammalian characteristics. We present here the finding of helminth eggs in a coprolite identified as of cynodont origin dated of nearly 240 million years. Microscopy revealed the p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academia Brasileira de Ciências
2014-03-01
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| Series: | Anais da Academia Brasileira de Ciências |
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| Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0001-37652014000100265&lng=en&tlng=en |