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The Geological Record of Parasitic Nematode Evolution

Poinar, George O.·2015·Advances in Parasitology
DOI 10.1016/bs.apar.2015.03.002
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This chapter discusses the evolutionary history of nematode parasites of invertebrates, vertebrates and plants based on fossil remains in amber, stone and coprolites dating from the Palaeozoic to the Holocene. The earliest parasitic nematode is a primitive plant parasite from the Devonian. Fossil invertebrate-parasitic nematodes first appeared in the Early Cretaceous, while the earliest fossil vertebrate-parasitic nematodes are from Upper Triassic coprolites. Specific examples of fossil nematode parasites over time are presented, along with views on the origin and evolution of nematodes and their hosts.

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Poinar, G. O.
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Advances in Parasitology
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Elsevier
Published
2015
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53-92
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0065-308X
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10.1016/bs.apar.2015.03.002
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