Fossilized Red Blood Cells (IMAGE)

Oregon State University

Fossilized Red Blood Cells

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This piece of amber contains the first fossilized red blood cells from a mammal ever discovered -- in this case, infected by a parasite.

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Photo by George Poinar, Jr., courtesy of Oregon State University

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