WTF Fun Fact – Tiny Ostracod’s Giant Sperm

A tiny ostracod (shrimp) is responsible for the world’s oldest fossilized sperm. The crustacean lived 17 million years ago and measured around 1.3mm long and produced “giant” sperm of similar length. WTF Fun Facts

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2628006/The-worlds-oldest-SPERM-revealed-Fossilised-seed-ancient-shrimp-LONGER-creatures-body.html


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