In a remarkable discovery, scientists have unearthed an endoparasitic tapeworm fossil preserved in mid-Cretaceous Myanmar amber, dating back approximately 100 million years.
The groundbreaking find was made possible through the collaboration of researchers from the Nanjing Institute of Geology and Palaeontology under the Chinese Academy of Sciences, the University of Rostock in Germany, Myanmar's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Conservation, and Yunnan University.
This ancient marine tapeworm offers invaluable insights into the parasitic relationships and marine ecosystems that thrived during the Cretaceous period, shedding light on the evolutionary history of parasitic organisms.
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