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English:
This 15-20 million-year-old mosquito
Culex malariager
, was discovered in the Dominican Republic preserved in amber, and is infected with the malarial parasite
Plasmodium dominicana
. It’s the oldest known fossil showing
Plasmodium
malaria, related to the type that today infects humans. (Photo by George Poinar, Jr., courtesy of Oregon State University)
العربية:
أقدم أحفورة بعوضة مُصابة بالمتصورة الوبالية، عمرها 15-20 مليون سنة
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| Source | https://www.flickr.com/photos/oregonstateuniversity/25762256070/ |
| Author | Oregon State University |
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