Roz Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Pretty cool stuff I thought. Article here Welcome to the forum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gatorman Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Cool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest N.AL.hunter Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 OK great item, but again no pictures of the actual fossil!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Auspex Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 OK great item, but again no pictures of the actual fossil!! Here you go (The fossilized remains of a new species of placoderm fish called Materpiscis attenboroughi show an embryo and umbilical cord in its body (inset box). Credit: Museum Victoria.): "There has been an alarming increase in the number of things I know nothing about." - Ashleigh Ellwood Brilliant “Try to learn something about everything and everything about something.” - Thomas Henry Huxley >Paleontology is an evolving science. >May your wonders never cease! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbstedman Posted May 29, 2008 Share Posted May 29, 2008 Here you go (The fossilized remains of a new species of placoderm fish called Materpiscis attenboroughi show an embryo and umbilical cord in its body (inset box). Credit: Museum Victoria.): I agree that it's a fascinating discovery. But, it's amazing what the trained eye sees and the untrained eye (mine) misses. Besides fossils, I collect roadcuts, Stream beds, Winter beaches: Places of pilgrimage. Jasper Burns, Fossil Dreams Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Nicholas Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Amazing find, I'm going to read up some more on this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Archimedes Posted May 30, 2008 Share Posted May 30, 2008 Thanks for posting this on the forum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 OK great item, but again no pictures of the actual fossil!! Here are a couple of pics I found on Pharyngula. There is a good discussion in the comments a, Diagram showing position of embryo and yolk sac within the mother. b, Artist's reconstruction of Materpiscis gen. nov. giving birth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 I am more inclined to believe that gas build up from the decaying female expelled the dead offspring. There are a few Ichthyosaur fossils in museums, with young ones that are believed to have been expelled in this way. KOF, Bill. Welcome to the forum, all new members www.ukfossils check it out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest solius symbiosus Posted May 31, 2008 Share Posted May 31, 2008 I am more inclined to believe that gas build up from the decaying female expelled the dead offspring.There are a few Ichthyosaur fossils in museums, with young ones that are believed to have been expelled in this way. interesting hypothesis Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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