Unraveling the mysteries of two ancient parasites
Thursday, October 29, 2015 - 09:20
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Finding parasites on fossils is a rarity, since, as we humans have experienced with a shudder, they tend to attach to skin or soft tissue and not skeleton. However, a discovery led by the University of Cincinnati not only has uncovered the ancient remnants of two parasites on marine animals, but also revealed how the parasites and hosts evolved over hundreds of years. Carlton Brett, a University of Cincinnati University Distinguished Professor of geology, is among the UC researchers and more than 7,000 geoscientists from around the world to present discoveries at the Geological Society of America's Annual Meeting, which takes place Nov. 1-4, in Baltimore, Md.