Tag: parasitism
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480-Million-Year-Old Fossil Rewrites Parasite Origins
New fossils push back the timeline of parasitism In a discovery that reshapes our view of early life, researchers have identified fossils from the Fezouata Shale in Morocco that reveal parasitic worms burrowing into mollusc shells about 480 million years ago. This extends the known origin of parasitism by roughly 60 million years, suggesting that…
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Ancient Parasites Rewrote History: 480-Million-Year-Old Fossil Reveals Early Parasitism
Groundbreaking fossil reshapes our view of parasitism A remarkable fossil finding from Morocco is rewriting a chapter in the story of life on Earth. Researchers have identified parasitic worms burrowing into mollusc shells in the Fezouata Shale, dating to roughly 480 million years ago. This discovery pushes back the known onset of parasitism by about…