Dinosaurs were driven giant flea

Recently, Chinese researchers have found "psevdoblohu" Jurassic. It found two closely related species of fleas: pseudopulex jurassicus and pseudopulex magnus - both representatives of species perfectly preserved in amber. It is believed that these insects plagued dinosaurs.





Ancient flea several times larger than their modern descendants, and they have longer legs. Biologists suggest that "prablohi 'legs are not used to jump, but in order to gain a firm foothold in the scaly bodies of dinosaurs. Proboscis from prehistoric fleas are comparable in size to the needle of the syringe: most likely, it allowed them to bite through thick "armor" of dinosaurs. It seems that in ancient times the fleas were no less annoying than it is now.





via factroom.ru