The fossil tapeworm from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber (~99 Ma; million years ago) and the comparison with the tentacle of an extant trypanorhynch tapeworm (IMAGE)

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The fossil tapeworm from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber (~99 Ma; million years ago) and the comparison with the tentacle of an extant trypanorhynch tapeworm

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The fossil tapeworm from mid-Cretaceous Kachin amber (~99 Ma; million years ago) and the comparison with the tentacle of an extant trypanorhynch tapeworm. A. Microscopic image of fossil tapeworm; B. Micro-CT image of fossil tapeworm; C. Scanning electron microscopy image of an extant trypanorhynch tapeworm.

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