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Fossil Mosquito Preserves Blood Meal From Ancient Era
Smithsonian researchers report a fossilized female mosquito from Montana with an intact blood meal. Using x ray techniques they found iron rich contents and porphyrins indicating a blood meal from a dino descendant bird, a first in biology.
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National Academy of Science
Michael Crichton
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Smithsonian Institution
Dale Greenwalt
Smithsonian
Crichton
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