RE: paleonet Fossil Leeches

[<John.Laurie@xxxxxxxxx>]

There is a record of Neocomian (Early Cretaceous) clitellate cocoons
from Victoria, Australia in the following:

McLoughlin, S., Tosolini, A.-M., Nagalingum, N. & Drinnan, A., 2002.
Early Cretaceous (Neocomian) flora and fauna of the lower Strzelecki
Group, Gippsland Basin, Victoria. Memoir of the Association of
Australasian Palaeontologists 26, 1-144.

John

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-----Original Message-----
From: Carl Mehling [mailto:cosm@amnh.org] 
Sent: Wednesday, 21 May 2003 11:06 PM
To: paleonet@nhm.ac.uk
Subject: paleonet Fossil Leeches

Hi all,
Does anyone know of any records of fossil leeches?
Thanks,

Carl Mehling
Fossil Amphibian, Reptile, and Bird Collections
Division of Paleontology
American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West @79th Street
New York, NY  10024
(212) 769-5849
Fax: (212) 769-5842
cosm@amnh.org