World’s Oldest Sperm Discovered Inside 50-Million-Year-Old Fossilized Cocoon
- 9 years ago
The oldest sperm ever found was discovered on Seymour Island, located off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
Antarctica is largely known for its inhospitable cold and vast stretches of snow and ice. Now, it’s got a new claim to fame.
The oldest sperm ever found was discovered on Seymour Island, located off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
It belonged to an ancient worm and was nestled in a fossilized cocoon.
Over the eons, it remained well preserved by being trapped in the enclosure’s jelly-like walls, which then hardened.
This process of preservation in a cocoon is similar to how bugs end up encased in amber.
Unlike the c
Antarctica is largely known for its inhospitable cold and vast stretches of snow and ice. Now, it’s got a new claim to fame.
The oldest sperm ever found was discovered on Seymour Island, located off the coast of the Antarctic Peninsula.
It belonged to an ancient worm and was nestled in a fossilized cocoon.
Over the eons, it remained well preserved by being trapped in the enclosure’s jelly-like walls, which then hardened.
This process of preservation in a cocoon is similar to how bugs end up encased in amber.
Unlike the c