Ancient Louse / Present-Day Louse (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Ancient Louse / Present-Day Louse

Caption

This 44-million-year-old louse fossil (left), discovered by co-author Vincent Smith and described in a paper in Biology Letters in 2004, helped the researchers anchor the lineages of lice that today parasitize aquatic birds (right).

Credit

Vincent S. Smith

Usage Restrictions

Photo may be used only with stories about the research described in the news release. Please credit: Vincent S. Smith

License

Licensed content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.