Nematode larvae in fossilized animal coprolites from lower and middle Pleistocene sites, central Italy.
Nematode larvae were found in mineralized animal coprolites collected in lower and middle Pleistocene sites, central Italy. Coprolites collected in 4 paleontological sites dated from 1.5 million years to 30,000 years ago were identified as of Hyaenidae (Mammalia, Carnivora). Checklists available for present-day Hyaenidae did not permit identification of the larvae found. This is one of the most ancient parasite findings in coprolites.
Escola Nacional de Saúde Pública, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, Brasil.
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D000818:Animals; D002335:Carnivora / Q000469:parasitology*; D005243:Feces / Q000469:parasitology*; D005580:Fossils; D049690:History, Ancient; D007558:Italy; D009348:Nematoda / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009349:Nematode Infections / Q000266:history* / Q000662:veterinary*