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Jul 14, 2026 at 2:36 PMFossil amber reveals 99-million-year-old tick attached to dinosaur feather
Paleontology News
A remarkable piece of Burmese amber has preserved a tick still attached to a dinosaur feather, providing the first direct evidence of parasitic relationships between ticks and feathered dinosaurs. The amber, dated to the mid-Cretaceous, contains a previously unknown tick species. The feather shows d Read the full article in Paleontology News.
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