What bugged the dinosaurs? [electronic resource] : insects, disease, and death in the Cretaceous / George Poinar, Jr. and Roberta Poinar ; with photographs and drawings by the authors.

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This book reveals that T. rex was not the only killer in the Cretaceous: insects--from biting sand flies to disease-causing parasites--dominated life on the planet and played a significant role in the life and death of the dinosaurs. Analyzing exotic insects fossilized in Cretaceous amber at three m...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Poinar, George O.
Other Authors: Poinar, Roberta
Language:English
Published: Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c2008.
Subjects:
Paleontology > Cretaceous.
Paleoecology > Cretaceous.
Insects, Fossil.
Insects, Fossil > Ecology.
Dinosaurs > Parasites.
Dinosaurs > Diseases.
Plants, Fossil > Parasites.
Plants, Fossil > Diseases.
Amber fossils.
Online Access:
EBSCO eBooks: 2008 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2008 (EBSCO)
Variant Title:
Insects, disease, and death in the Cretaceous
What Bugged the Dinosaurs?: Insects, Disease, and Death in the Cretaceous
Format: Electronic eBook

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EBSCO eBooks: 2008 (EBSCO)
eBook Academic Collection (EBSCOhost) – North America: 2008 (EBSCO)