Evidence of intestinal parasites of dinosaurs

Parasitology

Volumn 133, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 245-249

  Poinar Jr , G ^a   Boucot, A J ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Ascarites gerus; Ascarites priscus; Digenites proterus; Dinosaur coprolite; Entamoebites antiquus

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; DINOSAUR; FOSSIL; HELMINTH; INTESTINE PARASITE; LOWER CRETACEOUS; NONHUMAN; PARASITE IDENTIFICATION; PARASITE ISOLATION; PARASITE LOCALIZATION; PHYLUM; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTOZOON;

ANIMALS; DINOSAURS; FECES; FOSSILS; HELMINTHIASIS, ANIMAL; INTESTINAL DISEASES, PARASITIC; PALEONTOLOGY; PROTOZOAN INFECTIONS, ANIMAL;

DINOSAURIA; IGUANODON; PROTOZOA; VERMES; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 33746266179     PISSN: 00311820     EISSN: 14698161     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0031182006000138     Document Type: Article

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