Title | X-ray microcomputed tomography reveals putative trematode metacercaria in a 100 million year-old lizard (Squamata: Agamidae) |
Publication Type | Journal Article |
Year of Publication | 2017 |
Authors | Poinar, G, Philbrick, KA, Cohn, MJ, Turner, RT, Iwaniec, UT, Wunderlich, J |
Journal | Cretaceous Research |
Volume | 80 |
Pagination | 27 - 30 |
Date Published | 01/2017 |
ISSN | 01956671 |
Abstract | Highlights
X-ray microcomputed tomography was used to reveal putative trematode metacercariae (Platyhelminthes: Digenea) located in cysts positioned at the base of the femora in a 100 myr agamid lizard preserved in Myanmar amber. The cysts are characterized and compared with encysted metacercariae recovered from a similar location in an extant Anolis lizard. This discovery provides evidence that lizards were serving as intermediate hosts of trematodes some 100 Ma. |
DOI | 10.1016/j.cretres.2017.07.017 |
Short Title | Cretaceous Research |