Toxocara canis (Werner, 1782) eggs in the Pleistocene site of Menez-Dregan, France (300,000-500,000 years before present)

Toxocara canis (Werner, 1782) eggs in the Pleistocene site of Menez-Dregan, France (300,000-500,000 years before present)

On the archaeological site of Menez-Dregan in Brittany, France, dated 300,000-500,000 years-old, paleoparasitological analysis of cave deposits led to the detection of well-preserved helminth eggs, which morphology and morphometry pointed to the diagnosis of Toxocara canis eggs, a parasite of carniv...

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Main Authors: Françoise Bouchet, Adauto Araújo, Stephanie Harter, Sérgio Miranda Chaves, Antonio Nascimento Duarte, Jean Laurent Monnier, Luiz Fernando Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2003-01-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
paleoparasitology
ancient parasitism
parasite fossil record
Toxocara canis
paleofauna
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762003000900020
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Summary:On the archaeological site of Menez-Dregan in Brittany, France, dated 300,000-500,000 years-old, paleoparasitological analysis of cave deposits led to the detection of well-preserved helminth eggs, which morphology and morphometry pointed to the diagnosis of Toxocara canis eggs, a parasite of carnivore mammals. Paleolithic remains suggested a parasitism of the hyena Crocuta spelaea or other canids that inhabited the region.
ISSN:0074-0276
1678-8060

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