A fossil placoderm fish represents the oldest mother ever discovered
Wednesday, May 28, 2008 - 12:21
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Neither the chicken nor the egg came first. The fossilised remains of the oldest mother ever discovered have been unveiled today. One of the biggest breakthroughs in palaeontology ever made, the specimen is a 375 million year old placoderm fish with embryo and umbilical cord attached, making the fossil the oldest example of vertebrate sex ever discovered...
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