Scientists discovered a 100-million-year old what?!
It was perfectly preserved and is the oldest of its kind.
It's a giant sperm cell!
(Insert joke about Mick Jagger and his age here)
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What is making the scientific community even more excited is the possibility of learning how the reproductive process has evolved over the years.
The ancient cells were found inside of a female ostracod preserved, which was discovered inside of amber (fossilised tree resin).
This suggests that the tiny crustacean had enjoyed some time with her mate before being trapped.
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Up until now, the oldest fossilised sperm ever found had been 50-million-years-old and was from a worm cocoon found in Antarctica.
The specimen also provided more information and insight into the previously unknown and mysterious crustacean, now named Myanmarcypris hui.
What an incredible, and entertaining, discovery!
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