Fossilized Tick Reveals Perfectly Preserved Red Blood Cells

Tuesday, April 4, 2017 - 10:01 in Paleontology & Archaeology

A look at an ancient tick preserved in amber midfeed has revealed the only known existence of an ancient red blood cell, along with the tiny parasites that infected the creature.

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