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LiceThe Living Fossils
Vincent S. Smith
Major Groups of Lice
Evolution
Co-Evolution
Primate Lice
Human Lice
Primate Lice
Primates
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Co-evolutionTime
8.8 My
5.4 My
1.2 My
Age (millionyears ago)
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1.0
2.0
AfricaEurope Asia Americas
Recent Human Evolution
Co-evolution
“Archaic” and modern humans made contact
Fossil Lice
Age of Lice
Time
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Age of Lice
Now110 My
Co-evolution
Questions?