Saturday, July 7, 2012

Caught in the Act!

German scientists have just reported an extraordinary discovery: the first known pairs of mating vertebrate fossils. The 47-million-year-old turtle remains offer clues to how a prehistoric lake became one of the world’s richest fossil troves.

The Messel Pit in Darmstadt, Germany, has provided a wealth of fossils that have greatly increased understanding of the Eocene Age (36-57 million years ago).

Click here to read the story at National Geographic.

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4 comments:

  1. Jim AndersJuly 8, 2012 at 5:52 AM

    Who doesn't love troves? False rhymes anyone?

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  2. Rabbits' GuyJuly 8, 2012 at 8:53 PM

    Is that how it all ends?

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  3. kmandelskyJuly 8, 2012 at 10:48 PM

    would've loved to have been a fly on the wall

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  4. Henry H. TurtleJuly 9, 2012 at 7:03 AM

    if you were a fly on the wall, or anywhere in the area, you'd have been eaten as a snack!

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