Wednesday 30 January 2013

NBCNews.com: Technology & Science: Tapeworm eggs found in shark poop fossils

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Tapeworm eggs found in shark poop fossils
Jan 30th 2013, 23:32

Fossilized shark poop, called a coprolite (shown here), was found to contain ancient tapeworm eggs.Ancient tapeworm eggs found in 270-million-year-old shark poop suggests these parasites may have plagued animals for much longer than previously known, researchers say.
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