Paleoparasitological records in a canid coprolite from Patagonia, Argentina.
J Parasitol
; 92(5): 1110-3, 2006 Oct.
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| ID: mdl-17152963
In this note, organic remains identified as a canid coprolite were examined. The material was dated at 6540 +/- 110 B.P.; it was collected in the Perito Moreno National Park, Santa Cruz, Argentina. Paleoparasitological analysis was performed following standard procedures. Coprolite fragments were rehydrated in a trisodium phosphate aqueous solution and subjected to spontaneous sedimentation for microscope analysis. Eggs of nematodes identified as Trichuris sp., Capillaria sp., Uncinaria sp., and an ascaridid (probably Toxascaris sp.) or spirurids (presumably Physaloptera sp.), plus a cestode (Anoplocephalidae), presumably Moniezia sp., were found.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Canidae
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Fezes
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Helmintíase Animal
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Animals
País/Região como assunto:
America do sul
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Argentina
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Parasitol
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Argentina
País de publicação:
Estados Unidos