![Artist's impression of Dolly, a diplodocid herbivorous dinosaur that lived 150 million years ago during the late Jurassic period. Scientists suggest she may have been infected with aspergillosis, which also affects modern birds. The pulmonary disease infecting this animal would not have been externally evident, but the probable pneumonia-like outward symptoms would have included coughing, labored breathing, nasal discharge, fever and weight loss. (Woodruff et al., 2022/Corbin Rainbolt)](https://i0.wp.com/wlmusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/feat_aff2aab8-134c-4172-85e4-d50d4ace0cb6.jpg?resize=326%2C245&ssl=1)
Pass The Tissues: First Evidence Of Dinosaur Respiratory Infection
A fungal infection may have caused the cough that killed a gigantic diplodocus.
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