Re: paleonet Evidence of scavenging in the fossil record

[Mike Everhart <mike@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

John,
I'm not sure what you mean by "scavenging" ... does  something like 
shipworm (teredo) borings in wood qualify?
http://www.oceansofkansas.com/images2/BORINGS.jpg

Mike Everhart
Adjunct Curator of Paleontology
Sternberg Museum of Natural History
Fort Hays State University, Hays, KS
www.oceansofkansas.com



> I am wanting to find literature on ANY examples in the fossil record 
> where direct, unequivocal evidence of scavenging by marine 
> invertebrates has been documented. Can anyone help me out?
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> Cheers,
> John
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> John R. Paterson
> Researcher, Palaeontology
> Division of Natural Sciences
> South Australian Museum
> North Terrace
> Adelaide, SA 5000
> Email: agnostid@hotmail.com or paterson.john@saugov.sa.gov.au
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