Re: Mesozoic insects i n amber

[pwillis@ozemail.com.au (Paul Willis)]

>The only biting insects found in amber are Cainozoic.  Mesozoic
>amber has other insects, but no biting ones as far as I know
>(it is 3 years since I did a literature search, so some may
>have been found since).  Finding dion blood in amber is a long
>shot.  That should be dino.
>
>David


We have two early Cretaceous fleas in Australia, one mammalian and the
other avian specialists. Both are from Koonwarra in Victoria.

Cheers, Paul

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