Weird Fossils Show Ancient Organism Reproducing 32
ananyo writes "Strange fossils from Doushantuo in China, have turned out to be 570-million-year-old snapshots of an organism caught in the act of reproducing. Researchers have used three-dimensional X-ray scanning techniques to see that the fossils contain nuclei-like structures — and one even has the dumb-bell shape of a modern nucleus about to replicate. The fossils have divided palaeontologists for over a decade. It now seems likely they are fossils of creatures similar to modern single-celled microorganisms called mesomycetozoeans that are neither animals nor bacteria."
CP? (Score:5, Funny)
snapshots of an organism caught in the act of reproducing.
So its half a billion year old kiddie pr0n. nsfw. its a trap. I'm not clicking that link, not my thing at all. I remember when /. was more wholesome and family oriented and you just had to worry about goatse links.
Be careful (Score:1)
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Viagra, it ain't got shit on fossilization.
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If your erection lasts longer then 4 million years please call a physician?
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If your erection lasts longer then 4 million years please call a physician?
Help us O. B. Gyn Kenobe; you're our only hope.
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What - direct intra-muscular injection of Valium into the perineum (underside of your ball bag, in plain English) doesn't work for you? Well, that make you pretty unusual - it works for most people.
Then again, the placebo treatment (approaching the engorged member with a big syringe filled with saline) has a pretty good success rate too.
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You're thinking of Vi-magma.
XXX (Score:5, Funny)
Whew, the .xxx TLD was made available just in time. Now we can register 570millionyearoldporn.xxx
Rule 34. (Score:4, Insightful)
Those organisms existed, thus there must be their porn somewhere on the Internet.
And now there is.
Probably NSFW (Score:3)
FTFA: "The partitions resemble animal-cell cleavage"
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Oh god.
There is no such thing as "cleavage" on a cellular level!
This scientist must be a scream on Rorschach tests.
"Boobies"
"More Boobies"
"Itty Bitty Tittie Committee"
"Dolly Parton"
"I need to go the bathroom"
Divided? (Score:5, Funny)
The fossils have divided palaeontologists for over a decade
I see what you did there.
Don't open the fossil it's a trap! (Score:2)
well that's how half of zombie and monster movies start at least... so they must be right :p... is this what the mayans were talking about?
They found it!!! (Score:1)
No music? (Score:2)
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Oh noes! Paleo snuff pr0n!
HA (Score:1)
Fascinating ... (Score:2)
I've been watching the reports for something like 8 years now. It did seem a bit peculiar that such a high proportion of the organisms would be caught dividing in a rock type that seemed to be the product of more-or-less continuous deposition. But then again, if they're Thiomargarita-like nektonic protozoa in mid-division, mid-water ... well that's pretty weird too.
But a fascinating report, again, from these significant fossils. The very fact that they repe
Anyone read that as "Ancient Orgasm Reproducing" (Score:2)
I admit that my mind is in the gutter today, but anyone else read it like that?
Anyone?