Amber-Trapped Tick Suggests Ancient Bloodsuckers Feasted On Feathered Dinosaurs

The tick was with a feather from a dinosaur that lived in the Cretaceous Period. Modern ticks love to bite mammals, and scientists have long wondered what the tiny vampires ate millions of years ago.(Image credit: Peñalver et al/Nature Communications)

Source: NPR Health and Science - December 12, 2017 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Rebecca Hersher Source Type: news