A fossil earthworm embryo (Oligochaeta) from beneath a Late Bronze Age midden at Potterne, Wiltshire, UK |
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| Authors: | T. G. Piearce K. Oates W. J. Carruthers |
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| Affiliation: | Division of Biological Sciences, University of Lancaster, Bailrigg, Lancaster LAI 4 YQ;Sawmills House, Castellau, Llantrisant, Mid Glamorgan |
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| Abstract: | An embryonic earthworm (Oligochaeta: Lumbricidae), preserved with part of its cocoon wall by calcium phosphate mineralization, has been extracted from a deposit beneath a Late Bronze Age midden in southern England. The structure, possible identity and significance of the specimen are discussed. |
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