Coccidia (Eimeriidae) in Coprolites

Compiled by
Donald W. Duszynski1, Steve J. Upton2, and Lee Couch1

1Department of Biology, University of New Mexico
2Division of Biology, Kansas State University

Supported by NSF-PEET DEB 9521687

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Updated: 2 May 1999
Comments: eimeria@unm.edu (Duszynski)
or coccidia@ksu.edu (Upton)


Eimeria lobatoi Ferreira, Araujo, Confalonieri, Chame, & Ribeiro, 1992, nomen nudum

Age: ca 9,000 years bp
Host: Mazama sp. (a deer)
Reference: Ferreira et al. 1992
No measurements are provided.

Eimeria "mira" sp. of Hill, 1990

Age: ca 2,000 years bp
Host: Homo sapiens (Grauballe man)
Reference: Hill 1990
This is either a trematode egg or a rodent pseudoparasite.

Eimeria (?) (Schmidt, Duszynski, and Martin, 1992)

Synonym: Archeococcidia antiquus Schmidt, Duszynski, and Martin, 1992
Age: ca 10,500 years bp
Host: Nothrotheriops shastensis (Shasta ground sloth)
Reference: Schmidt et al. 1992
These are likely unsporulated eimerian oocysts.

Eimeria (?) (Schmidt, Duszynski, and Martin, 1992)

Synonym: Archeococcidia nothrotheriopsae Schmidt, Duszynski, and Martin, 1992
Age: ca 10,500 years bp
Host: Nothrotheriops shastensis (Shasta ground sloth)
Reference: Schmidt et al. 1992
These are likely unsporulated eimerian oocysts.


References

Ferreira, L.F., Araujo, A., Confalonieri, U., Chame, M., and Ribeiro, B. 1992. Eimeria oocysts in deer coprolites dated from 9,000 years BP. Memorias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro 87: 105-106.

Hill, G. 1990. Recent findings of parasitic evidence in coprolites. Paleopathology Newsletter 69: 9-12.

Schmidt, G.D., Duszynski, D.W., and Martin, P.S. 1992. Parasites of the extinct Shasta ground sloth, Nothrotheriops shastensis, in Rampart Cave, Arizona. Journal of Parasitology 78: 811-816.