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Posted by emla999/Lyme (Member # 12606) on :
 
According to a new theory, biting insects such as TICKS and mosquitoes transmitted infectious diseases to the dinosaurs which then contributed to the extinction of the dinosaurs.


Links:


http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/01/080103090702.htm


http://tinyurl.com/6obz7f


If a tick bite is capable of bring down a 50,000 pound dinosaur then what chance does little ole me have against a tick bite?
 
Posted by huskerfan (Member # 12269) on :
 
Thanks for posting that.

I had not heard of that theory previously.
 
Posted by Meg (Member # 22) on :
 
I haven't read your links above, but would think their hide/skin would be way too tough.
 
Posted by lymemomtooo (Member # 5396) on :
 
I had not heard about this but discovery or some such program did a special recently about the die off of some indians and life from the north into Maryland and Virginia..

It was a second quick ice age after a major one. Something about things that had survived had not really recovered and were hit again and then with a 2? year dust storm..Wish I could remember more. Sorry.
 


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