Fossils reveal sex life of prehistoric fish
Wednesday, February 25, 2009 - 14:42
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Remains of embryos entombed in their fish mothers' wombs for 380 million years have been found in fossils from an ancient rock outcrop in Western Australia. The finding is a big deal because it suggests that sex goes way back.
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