Oldest Known Petrified Sperm Found — and It's Huge!

Tuesday, May 13, 2014 - 18:20 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Giant sperm preserved in rock in Australia is the oldest of its kind. The sperm belongs to a mussel-like creature, and the new discovery reveals a reproductive strategy reliant on oddly huge components that has been unchanged for millions of years.

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