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Oldest animal sperm found in 100-million-year-old female seed shrimp – Trading U
By Christa Lesté-Lasserre A reconstruction of a female ostracod’s reproductive organ filled with sperm, suggesting it was inseminated shortly before being
By Christa Lesté-Lasserre
A reconstruction of a female ostracods reproductive organ filled with sperm, suggesting it was inseminated shortly before being trapped in resin
R. Matzke-Karasz
Dozens of perfectly preserved sperm coiled up inside the reproductive tract of a 100-million-year-old female microcrustacean have been identified as the oldest animal sperm ever found.
This tiny crustacean (Myanmarcypris hui) had a sexual encounter just before getting trapped in amber that had flowed from …
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